[castor-user] Trying to map section of xml structure into a string

[Matt Secoske]

Hello,

I am trying to fit this:

<root>
    <inner attribute="innerAttribute">
        <data>Inner Data 1</data>
        <data>Inner Data 2</data>
    </inner>
    <outer>Regular String Data</outer>
    <inner2>
        <misc>Misc xml to be dealt with later</misc>
    </inner2>
</root>

into this:

package bizobj;

public class Root {
    String innerData;
    String outerData;
    Object innerData2;
   
    public String getInnerData() {
        return innerData;
    }
    public void setInnerData(String innerData) {
        this.innerData = innerData;
    }
    public String getOuterData() {
        return outerData;
    }
    public void setOuterData(String outerData) {
        this.outerData = outerData;
    }
    public Object getInnerData2() {
        return innerData2;
    }
    public void setInnerData2(Object innerData2) {
        this.innerData2 = innerData2;
    }
}


... and the mapping file I am using:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE mapping PUBLIC "-//EXOLAB/Castor Mapping DTD Version 1.0//EN"
                                 "http://castor.org/mapping.dtd ">
<mapping>

    <class name="bizobj.Root">
        <field name="innerData" type="string" >
            <bind-xml name="inner" node="element" />
        </field>

        <field name="outerData" type="string">
            <bind-xml name="outer" node="element" />
        </field>

        <field name="innerData2" type="java.lang.Object">
            <bind-xml name="inner2" node="element" />
        </field>
    </class>
</mapping>


So, innerData2 (java.lang.Object) works just fine, while I cannot seem to get innerData (string) to work, regardless of handlers or config.  Using the innerData2 (Object) approach will not work for various external reasons... Any ideas? 

Regards,
--
Matt Secoske