On the first problem, using a mapping file to set your custom field handler is not the solution recommended. Can you please use a binding file to instruct the XML code generator to use your custom field handler and set it onto the according class(es).
Werner > -----Original Message----- > From: Drew Beechum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Mittwoch, 21. Februar 2007 00:54 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [castor-user] Duplicate Attribute/Element and > List size attribute > > I have been just using castor-1.1with no mapping file and > using the default source generated classes. > But that doesn't seem to be sufficient so here's what I'm facing now. > > Problem number 1 - Mapping dates from a non-standard format > > I have a basic type: > > <xs:complexType name="itemType"> > <xs:complexContent> > <xs:extension base="baseDomain"> > <xs:sequence> > <xs:element ref="availabilityStart"/> > <xs:element ref="availabilityEnd"/> > </xs:sequence> > <xs:attribute name="title" type="xs:string"/> > </xs:extension> > </xs:complexContent> > </xs:complexType> > > <xs:element name="availabilityStart" type="xs:dateTime"/> > <xs:element name="availabilityEnd" type="xs:dateTime"/> > > This is extended to a playlist object > > <xs:element name="playlist"> > <xs:complexType> > <xs:complexContent> > <xs:extension base="itemType"> > <xs:sequence> > <xs:element ref="items"/> > <xs:element > ref="canSortPlaylist"/> > <xs:element > ref="canSetLanguage"/> > <xs:element ref="canRepeat"/> > </xs:sequence> > </xs:extension> > </xs:complexContent> > </xs:complexType> > </xs:element> > > The availabilityStart and End dates come back as 01/01/2007 - > 12:00:00 AM, which causes the unmarshalling to fail. > > I followed the example online for field handlers > (http://www.castor.org/xml-fieldhandlers.html) and I can see > it create the handlers, but never access the methods when I > map using this file: > (note AvailabilityStartHandler is a version of the first > example, the ItemTypeDateHandler is the generic version) > > <?xml version="1.0"?> > <mapping> > > <class name="com.fool.domain.Playlist"> > <field name="availabilityStart" type="string" > handler="com.foo.domain.handler.AvailabilityStartHandler"> > <bind-xml node="text"/> > </field> > <field name="availabilityEnd" type="string" > handler="com.foo.domain.handler.ItemTypeDateHandler"> > <bind-xml node="text"/> > </field> > </class> > > <class name="com.foo.domain.ItemType"> > <field name="availabilityStart" type="string" > handler="com.disney.disl.domain.handler.ItemTypeDateHandler"> > <bind-xml node="text"/> > </field> > <field name="availabilityEnd" type="string" > handler="com.foo.domain.handler.ItemTypeDateHandler"> > <bind-xml node="text"/> > </field> > </class> > > </mapping> > > I get errors still on the mapping since it doesn't like the > date formats in the field by default. Is it possible to bind > on the ItemType class and have the mapping picked up by > children classes (e.g. Playlist) and others? > > 2nd problem - I don't know how to map this, but I have the > complex type items that contains a series of arrays (videos, > audios, playlists, games) and a set of attributes that are > the array size. How do I map videos.size to the videos attribute? > > <xs:element name="items"> > <xs:complexType> > <xs:sequence> > <xs:element name="video" > type="videoType" minOccurs="0" > maxOccurs="unbounded"/> > <xs:element name="game" type="gameType" > minOccurs="0" > maxOccurs="unbounded"/> > <xs:element name="audio" > type="audioType" minOccurs="0" > maxOccurs="unbounded"/> > <xs:element name="playlist" > type="playlistType" minOccurs="0" > maxOccurs="unbounded"/> > </xs:sequence> > <xs:attribute name="games" type="xs:int"/> > <xs:attribute name="audios" type="xs:int"/> > <xs:attribute name="videos" type="xs:int"/> > <xs:attribute name="playlists" type="xs:int"/> > </xs:complexType> > </xs:element> > > > Thanks! > > On 2/16/07, Werner Guttmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Drew, > > > > can you please provide us with a bit more information, such as what > > the relevant XML schema (fragment) and the binding file looks like ? > > > > Regards > > Werner > > > > Drew Beechum wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > I've just been handed a project that needs to support > pulling in and > > > manipulating an xml response from a legacy service. I've got most > > > everything bound in, but I'm running into a few problems > and I don't > > > know how to resolve them. For the record I'm using castor 1.1 and > > > the ant sourcegen tools to build the classes. > > > > > > sample xml looks like this > > > > > > <playlist id=123> > > > <id>123</id> > > > <items videos=1 playlists=1> > > > <video id=124> > > > <id>124</id> > > > </video> > > > <playlist id=125> > > > <id>125</id> > > > </playlist> > > > </items> > > > </playlist> > > > > > > Do source generation with the id attribute in place in the schema > > > causes a conflict error. Big surprise, right? Is there > anyway to resolve this? > > > Preferably I'd like to map to the same member in the class, but > > > every time I try to do "/[EMAIL PROTECTED]" it fails. > > > > > > Is there a clean way to populate the videos/playlists count > > > attributes with the ArrayList<video>.size()? > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from this list please visit: > > > > http://xircles.codehaus.org/manage_email > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from this list please visit: > > http://xircles.codehaus.org/manage_email > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list please visit: http://xircles.codehaus.org/manage_email
