I think you can - again - use a custom FieldHandler on e.g. <items< (or the corresponding Java class) that queries the array sizes before calling the setters for them, and 'injects' the size of the arrays in the corresponding attributes.
Werner > -----Original Message----- > From: Drew Beechum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Mittwoch, 21. Februar 2007 10:26 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [castor-user] Duplicate Attribute/Element and > List size attribute > > Sure thing, > > Sample xml... > > <playlist> > <items audios=0 videos=2 games=1 playlists=0> > <video>....</video> > <video>....</video> > <game>....</game> > </items> > </playlist> > > This gens out to code that has 4 arrays: audio, video, game, playlist. > I'd like to automagically tie the attributes on the items > node (audios, videos, etc) to the size of the arrays. > > Thanks for the help > > > On 2/21/07, Werner Guttmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Sorry, but your second question isn't really clear to me. > Can you show > > me some sample XMl that demonstrates what you are trying to > achieve ? > > > > Werner > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Werner Guttmann [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Mittwoch, 21. Februar 2007 10:02 > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: RE: [castor-user] Duplicate Attribute/Element > and List size > > > attribute > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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
