Hi Werner, The created JIRA is at the following URL: http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/CASTOR-1838
The attached zip file contains the main code (CISClient3.java), domain entity (HearingDetailsVO.java), mapping file (HearingDetailsVO.xml), and JUnit test script (CISClient3Test.java). Regards, Xinjun On 1/12/07, Werner Guttmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Xinjun, I cannot reproduce things locally. Can I please ask you to create a new issue at http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/CASTOR, and attach all relevant files (domain entities, mapping file, JUnit test case, ...). Thanks in advance Werner ------------------------------ *From:* Xinjun Chen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *Sent:* Freitag, 12. Jänner 2007 11:08 *To:* [email protected] *Subject:* Re: [castor-user] Castor mapping file to specify optional elements Hi Sandeep and Werner, Thank you for your responsive reply. I have looked through the link quite a few times. I understand "required" attribute may be the only place I can set in the mapping. But the default value for "required" is already "false". Should I still specify this for those fields which may contains null value? I have the following mapping for field caseNo and designation in the HearingDetailsVO.java. <field name="caseNo" type="java.lang.String"> <bind-xml name="caseNo" node="element"/> </field> <field name="designation" type=" java.lang.String"> <bind-xml name="designation" node="element"/> </field> In fact I didn't set value for caseNo and designation when creating the object. When I marshal the object, I get some null elements like <caseNo/><designation/> inside the DOM Node. I also tried to change the mapping to <field name="caseNo" type="java.lang.String" required="false"> <bind-xml name="caseNo" node="element"/> </field> <field name="designation" type=" java.lang.String" required="false"> <bind-xml name="designation" node="element"/> </field> But this does not solve the problem. I was also wondering whether I should use required="optional". Again, that did not solve the problem. Did I miss some other configuration or this is a bug in Castor? I am using Castor-1.0.5-xml.jar. Java 1.4.2 Regards, Xinjun On 1/12/07, Werner Guttmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > Xinjun, > > have a llok at > > http://castor.org/xml-mapping.html#3.4-The-%3Cfield%3E-element > > which explains that on a field mapping you can specify whether a field > is required (or not) by setting the 'required' attribute according to your > needs. > > Re: the null elements, can you please give me an example where this > happens, and where in your view should not happen ? > > Regards > Werner > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Xinjun Chen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* Freitag, 12. Jänner 2007 07:36 > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [castor-user] Castor mapping file to specify optional > elements > > > Hi, > > I am new to Castor. Could anyone tell me if there is any way to specify > certain xml elements as optional? And in turn stop Castor marshalling > framework from generating null elements. > > > Regards, > Xinjun > >
