Ronald,

Too complex to assess by just reading the stack trace .. ;-). Can you please create a Jira issue and attach something for me to replay. If you reduced the site of the test case without the error disappearing, that would be appreciated as well.

Regards
Werner

Ronald R. DiFrango wrote:
Werner,

That was a good start.  Here is the code I have started with:

package com.circuitcity.instantcredit.demo.mapping;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileWriter;
import java.net.URL;
import java.net.URLClassLoader;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Enumeration;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.jar.JarEntry;
import java.util.jar.JarFile;

import org.exolab.castor.tools.MappingTool;
import org.exolab.castor.xml.XMLContext;

import com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.accountlookup.csis.CSISRequestHeader;

public class CastorMappingGenerator {
public static List<Class> getClasses(String packageName) throws Exception {
        String packagePath = packageName.replace('.', '/');
URL[] classpath = ((URLClassLoader) ClassLoader.getSystemClassLoader()).getURLs();
        List<Class> result = new ArrayList<Class>();
        for (URL url : classpath) {
            File file = new File(url.toURI());
            if (file.getPath().endsWith(".jar")) {
                JarFile jarFile = new JarFile(file);
for (Enumeration<JarEntry> entries = jarFile.entries(); entries.hasMoreElements();) {
                    String entryName = (entries.nextElement()).getName();
if (entryName.matches(packagePath + "/\\w*\\.class")) { // get only class files in package dir ClassLoader classLoader = new URLClassLoader(new URL[] { url }); String className = entryName.replace('/', '.').substring(0, entryName.lastIndexOf('.'));
                        Class clazz = classLoader.loadClass(className);
                        result.add(clazz);
                    }
                }
            } else { // directory
File packageDirectory = new File(file.getPath() + "/" + packagePath);
                if (packageDirectory.listFiles() != null)
                {
                    for (File f: packageDirectory.listFiles()) {
                        if (f.getPath().endsWith(".class")) {
String className = packageName + "." + f.getName().substring(0, f.getName().lastIndexOf('.')); ClassLoader classLoader = new URLClassLoader(new URL[] { url });
                            Class clazz = classLoader.loadClass(className);
                            result.add(clazz);
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        return result;
    }
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        XMLContext xmlContext = new XMLContext();
        MappingTool tool = xmlContext.createMappingTool();
List<Class> classes = getClasses("com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.accountlookup.csis"); classes.addAll(getClasses("com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.accountlookup.request")); classes.addAll(getClasses("com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.accountlookup.response")); classes.addAll(getClasses("com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.creditapp.request")); classes.addAll(getClasses("com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.creditapp.sync")); for (Class clazz : classes) {
            System.out.println(clazz);
            tool.addClass(clazz);
        }
tool.write(new FileWriter("mappings/mappings.xml"));
    }
}


And when I run it I get the following exception on the tool.write:

log4j:WARN No appenders could be found for logger (org.castor.core.util.Configuration).
log4j:WARN Please initialize the log4j system properly.
class com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.accountlookup.csis.CSISRequestHeader class com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.accountlookup.csis.CSISResponseHeader class com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.accountlookup.request.AccountLookupRequest class com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.accountlookup.request.AccountLookupRequestType class com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.accountlookup.request.CSISRequestHeader class com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.accountlookup.request.CSISResponseHeader class com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.accountlookup.request.CustomerID
class com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.accountlookup.request.Header
class com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.accountlookup.request.IdentificationType class com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.accountlookup.response.Account class com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.accountlookup.response.AccountLookupResponse class com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.accountlookup.response.AccountLookupResponseType class com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.accountlookup.response.Accounts class com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.accountlookup.response.Applicant class com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.accountlookup.response.CoApplicant class com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.accountlookup.response.CSISRequestHeader class com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.accountlookup.response.CSISResponseHeader class com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.accountlookup.response.FNANBApplicant
class com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.accountlookup.response.Header
class com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.creditapp.request.Address
class com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.creditapp.request.AddressType
class com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.creditapp.request.Applicant
class com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.creditapp.request.Application
class com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.creditapp.request.AppType
class com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.creditapp.request.AutoLoan
class com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.creditapp.request.BankHistory
class com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.creditapp.request.BankHistoryType class com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.creditapp.request.CheckingAccount
class com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.creditapp.request.Coapplicant
class com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.creditapp.request.Code10
class com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.creditapp.request.CreditApplication
class com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.creditapp.request.CreditType
class com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.creditapp.request.CurrentAddress class com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.creditapp.request.CurrentEmployment class com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.creditapp.request.CurrentEmploymentType
class com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.creditapp.request.DpsTpi
class com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.creditapp.request.DriversLicense class com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.creditapp.request.DriversLicenseType class com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.creditapp.request.EmployerAddress class com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.creditapp.request.EmployerAddressType class com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.creditapp.request.EmploymentHistory
class com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.creditapp.request.HomeType
class com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.creditapp.request.Insurance
class com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.creditapp.request.Language
class com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.creditapp.request.MailingAddress class com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.creditapp.request.MajorCreditCards
class com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.creditapp.request.OtherLoan
class com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.creditapp.request.PostURI
class com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.creditapp.request.PreviousAddress class com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.creditapp.request.PreviousEmployment class com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.creditapp.request.PurchaseCategory class com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.creditapp.request.RelativeInfo class com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.creditapp.request.RequiredAddressType
class com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.creditapp.request.Retired
class com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.creditapp.request.RouteDisposition
class com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.creditapp.request.Salary
class com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.creditapp.request.SalaryType
class com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.creditapp.request.SavingsAccount class com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.creditapp.request.SelfEmployed class com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.creditapp.sync.CreditApplicationResponse class com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.creditapp.sync.CreditApplicationResponseSequence class com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.creditapp.sync.CreditApplicationResponseSequence2 class com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.creditapp.sync.CreditApplicationResponseSequence2Choice class com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.creditapp.sync.CreditApplicationResponseSequence2ChoiceSequence class com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.creditapp.sync.CreditApplicationStatusRequest class com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.creditapp.sync.CreditApplicationStatusResponse
class com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.creditapp.sync.Customer
class com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.creditapp.sync.Error
class com.circuitcity.instantcredit.domain.xml.creditapp.sync.ResponseType
Exception in thread "main" ValidationException: The following exception occured while validating field: _classMappingList of class: org.exolab.castor.mapping.xml.MappingRoot: The following exception occured while validating field: _classChoice of class: org.exolab.castor.mapping.xml.ClassMapping: The following exception occured while validating field: _fieldMappingList of class: org.exolab.castor.mapping.xml.ClassChoice: The following exception occured while validating field: _bindXml of class: org.exolab.castor.mapping.xml.FieldMapping: The following exception occured while validating field: _name of class: org.exolab.castor.mapping.xml.BindXml: Name '-error-if-this-is-used-' is not a valid QName.;
   - location of error: XPATH: /mapping
The following exception occured while validating field: _classChoice of class: org.exolab.castor.mapping.xml.ClassMapping: The following exception occured while validating field: _fieldMappingList of class: org.exolab.castor.mapping.xml.ClassChoice: The following exception occured while validating field: _bindXml of class: org.exolab.castor.mapping.xml.FieldMapping: The following exception occured while validating field: _name of class: org.exolab.castor.mapping.xml.BindXml: Name '-error-if-this-is-used-' is not a valid QName. at org.exolab.castor.xml.FieldValidator.validate(FieldValidator.java:278) at org.exolab.castor.xml.util.XMLClassDescriptorImpl.validate(XMLClassDescriptorImpl.java:1065)
    at org.exolab.castor.xml.Validator.validate(Validator.java:135)
    at org.exolab.castor.xml.Marshaller.validate(Marshaller.java:2594)
    at org.exolab.castor.xml.Marshaller.marshal(Marshaller.java:826)
    at org.exolab.castor.tools.MappingTool.write(MappingTool.java:464)
at com.circuitcity.instantcredit.demo.mapping.CastorMappingGenerator.main(CastorMappingGenerator.java:69) Caused by: ValidationException: The following exception occured while validating field: _classChoice of class: org.exolab.castor.mapping.xml.ClassMapping: The following exception occured while validating field: _fieldMappingList of class: org.exolab.castor.mapping.xml.ClassChoice: The following exception occured while validating field: _bindXml of class: org.exolab.castor.mapping.xml.FieldMapping: The following exception occured while validating field: _name of class: org.exolab.castor.mapping.xml.BindXml: Name '-error-if-this-is-used-' is not a valid QName.;
   - location of error: XPATH: /class
The following exception occured while validating field: _fieldMappingList of class: org.exolab.castor.mapping.xml.ClassChoice: The following exception occured while validating field: _bindXml of class: org.exolab.castor.mapping.xml.FieldMapping: The following exception occured while validating field: _name of class: org.exolab.castor.mapping.xml.BindXml: Name '-error-if-this-is-used-' is not a valid QName. at org.exolab.castor.xml.FieldValidator.validate(FieldValidator.java:278) at org.exolab.castor.xml.util.XMLClassDescriptorImpl.validate(XMLClassDescriptorImpl.java:1065)
    at org.exolab.castor.xml.Validator.validate(Validator.java:135)
at org.exolab.castor.xml.FieldValidator.validate(FieldValidator.java:245)
    ... 6 more
Caused by: ValidationException: The following exception occured while validating field: _fieldMappingList of class: org.exolab.castor.mapping.xml.ClassChoice: The following exception occured while validating field: _bindXml of class: org.exolab.castor.mapping.xml.FieldMapping: The following exception occured while validating field: _name of class: org.exolab.castor.mapping.xml.BindXml: Name '-error-if-this-is-used-' is not a valid QName.;
   - location of error: XPATH:
The following exception occured while validating field: _bindXml of class: org.exolab.castor.mapping.xml.FieldMapping: The following exception occured while validating field: _name of class: org.exolab.castor.mapping.xml.BindXml: Name '-error-if-this-is-used-' is not a valid QName. at org.exolab.castor.xml.FieldValidator.validate(FieldValidator.java:278) at org.exolab.castor.xml.util.XMLClassDescriptorImpl.validate(XMLClassDescriptorImpl.java:1010)
    at org.exolab.castor.xml.Validator.validate(Validator.java:135)
at org.exolab.castor.xml.FieldValidator.validateInstance(FieldValidator.java:326) at org.exolab.castor.xml.FieldValidator.validate(FieldValidator.java:271)
    ... 9 more
Caused by: ValidationException: The following exception occured while validating field: _bindXml of class: org.exolab.castor.mapping.xml.FieldMapping: The following exception occured while validating field: _name of class: org.exolab.castor.mapping.xml.BindXml: Name '-error-if-this-is-used-' is not a valid QName.;
   - location of error: XPATH: /field
The following exception occured while validating field: _name of class: org.exolab.castor.mapping.xml.BindXml: Name '-error-if-this-is-used-' is not a valid QName. at org.exolab.castor.xml.FieldValidator.validate(FieldValidator.java:278) at org.exolab.castor.xml.util.XMLClassDescriptorImpl.validate(XMLClassDescriptorImpl.java:1065)
    at org.exolab.castor.xml.Validator.validate(Validator.java:135)
at org.exolab.castor.xml.FieldValidator.validate(FieldValidator.java:245)
    ... 13 more
Caused by: ValidationException: The following exception occured while validating field: _name of class: org.exolab.castor.mapping.xml.BindXml: Name '-error-if-this-is-used-' is not a valid QName.;
   - location of error: XPATH: /bind-xml
Name '-error-if-this-is-used-' is not a valid QName.
at org.exolab.castor.xml.FieldValidator.validate(FieldValidator.java:278) at org.exolab.castor.xml.util.XMLClassDescriptorImpl.validate(XMLClassDescriptorImpl.java:1072)
    at org.exolab.castor.xml.Validator.validate(Validator.java:135)
at org.exolab.castor.xml.FieldValidator.validateInstance(FieldValidator.java:326) at org.exolab.castor.xml.FieldValidator.validate(FieldValidator.java:271)
    ... 16 more
Caused by: ValidationException: Name '-error-if-this-is-used-' is not a valid QName. at org.exolab.castor.xml.validators.NameValidator.validate(NameValidator.java:134) at org.exolab.castor.xml.validators.NameValidator.validate(NameValidator.java:171) at org.exolab.castor.xml.FieldValidator.validateInstance(FieldValidator.java:324) at org.exolab.castor.xml.FieldValidator.validate(FieldValidator.java:271)
    ... 20 more
Caused by: ValidationException: The following exception occured while validating field: _classChoice of class: org.exolab.castor.mapping.xml.ClassMapping: The following exception occured while validating field: _fieldMappingList of class: org.exolab.castor.mapping.xml.ClassChoice: The following exception occured while validating field: _bindXml of class: org.exolab.castor.mapping.xml.FieldMapping: The following exception occured while validating field: _name of class: org.exolab.castor.mapping.xml.BindXml: Name '-error-if-this-is-used-' is not a valid QName.;
   - location of error: XPATH: /class
The following exception occured while validating field: _fieldMappingList of class: org.exolab.castor.mapping.xml.ClassChoice: The following exception occured while validating field: _bindXml of class: org.exolab.castor.mapping.xml.FieldMapping: The following exception occured while validating field: _name of class: org.exolab.castor.mapping.xml.BindXml: Name '-error-if-this-is-used-' is not a valid QName. at org.exolab.castor.xml.FieldValidator.validate(FieldValidator.java:278) at org.exolab.castor.xml.util.XMLClassDescriptorImpl.validate(XMLClassDescriptorImpl.java:1065)
    at org.exolab.castor.xml.Validator.validate(Validator.java:135)
at org.exolab.castor.xml.FieldValidator.validate(FieldValidator.java:245) at org.exolab.castor.xml.util.XMLClassDescriptorImpl.validate(XMLClassDescriptorImpl.java:1065)
    at org.exolab.castor.xml.Validator.validate(Validator.java:135)
    at org.exolab.castor.xml.Marshaller.validate(Marshaller.java:2594)
    at org.exolab.castor.xml.Marshaller.marshal(Marshaller.java:826)
    at org.exolab.castor.tools.MappingTool.write(MappingTool.java:464)
at com.circuitcity.instantcredit.demo.mapping.CastorMappingGenerator.main(CastorMappingGenerator.java:69) Caused by: ValidationException: The following exception occured while validating field: _fieldMappingList of class: org.exolab.castor.mapping.xml.ClassChoice: The following exception occured while validating field: _bindXml of class: org.exolab.castor.mapping.xml.FieldMapping: The following exception occured while validating field: _name of class: org.exolab.castor.mapping.xml.BindXml: Name '-error-if-this-is-used-' is not a valid QName.;
   - location of error: XPATH:
The following exception occured while validating field: _bindXml of class: org.exolab.castor.mapping.xml.FieldMapping: The following exception occured while validating field: _name of class: org.exolab.castor.mapping.xml.BindXml: Name '-error-if-this-is-used-' is not a valid QName. at org.exolab.castor.xml.FieldValidator.validate(FieldValidator.java:278) at org.exolab.castor.xml.util.XMLClassDescriptorImpl.validate(XMLClassDescriptorImpl.java:1010)
    at org.exolab.castor.xml.Validator.validate(Validator.java:135)
at org.exolab.castor.xml.FieldValidator.validateInstance(FieldValidator.java:326) at org.exolab.castor.xml.FieldValidator.validate(FieldValidator.java:271)
    ... 9 more
Caused by: ValidationException: The following exception occured while validating field: _bindXml of class: org.exolab.castor.mapping.xml.FieldMapping: The following exception occured while validating field: _name of class: org.exolab.castor.mapping.xml.BindXml: Name '-error-if-this-is-used-' is not a valid QName.;
   - location of error: XPATH: /field
The following exception occured while validating field: _name of class: org.exolab.castor.mapping.xml.BindXml: Name '-error-if-this-is-used-' is not a valid QName. at org.exolab.castor.xml.FieldValidator.validate(FieldValidator.java:278) at org.exolab.castor.xml.util.XMLClassDescriptorImpl.validate(XMLClassDescriptorImpl.java:1065)
    at org.exolab.castor.xml.Validator.validate(Validator.java:135)
at org.exolab.castor.xml.FieldValidator.validate(FieldValidator.java:245)
    ... 13 more
Caused by: ValidationException: The following exception occured while validating field: _name of class: org.exolab.castor.mapping.xml.BindXml: Name '-error-if-this-is-used-' is not a valid QName.;
   - location of error: XPATH: /bind-xml
Name '-error-if-this-is-used-' is not a valid QName.
at org.exolab.castor.xml.FieldValidator.validate(FieldValidator.java:278) at org.exolab.castor.xml.util.XMLClassDescriptorImpl.validate(XMLClassDescriptorImpl.java:1072)
    at org.exolab.castor.xml.Validator.validate(Validator.java:135)
at org.exolab.castor.xml.FieldValidator.validateInstance(FieldValidator.java:326) at org.exolab.castor.xml.FieldValidator.validate(FieldValidator.java:271)
    ... 16 more
Caused by: ValidationException: Name '-error-if-this-is-used-' is not a valid QName. at org.exolab.castor.xml.validators.NameValidator.validate(NameValidator.java:134) at org.exolab.castor.xml.validators.NameValidator.validate(NameValidator.java:171) at org.exolab.castor.xml.FieldValidator.validateInstance(FieldValidator.java:324) at org.exolab.castor.xml.FieldValidator.validate(FieldValidator.java:271)
    ... 20 more
Caused by: ValidationException: The following exception occured while validating field: _fieldMappingList of class: org.exolab.castor.mapping.xml.ClassChoice: The following exception occured while validating field: _bindXml of class: org.exolab.castor.mapping.xml.FieldMapping: The following exception occured while validating field: _name of class: org.exolab.castor.mapping.xml.BindXml: Name '-error-if-this-is-used-' is not a valid QName.;
   - location of error: XPATH:
The following exception occured while validating field: _bindXml of class: org.exolab.castor.mapping.xml.FieldMapping: The following exception occured while validating field: _name of class: org.exolab.castor.mapping.xml.BindXml: Name '-error-if-this-is-used-' is not a valid QName. at org.exolab.castor.xml.FieldValidator.validate(FieldValidator.java:278) at org.exolab.castor.xml.util.XMLClassDescriptorImpl.validate(XMLClassDescriptorImpl.java:1010)
    at org.exolab.castor.xml.Validator.validate(Validator.java:135)
at org.exolab.castor.xml.FieldValidator.validateInstance(FieldValidator.java:326) at org.exolab.castor.xml.FieldValidator.validate(FieldValidator.java:271) at org.exolab.castor.xml.util.XMLClassDescriptorImpl.validate(XMLClassDescriptorImpl.java:1065)
    at org.exolab.castor.xml.Validator.validate(Validator.java:135)
at org.exolab.castor.xml.FieldValidator.validate(FieldValidator.java:245) at org.exolab.castor.xml.util.XMLClassDescriptorImpl.validate(XMLClassDescriptorImpl.java:1065)
    at org.exolab.castor.xml.Validator.validate(Validator.java:135)
    at org.exolab.castor.xml.Marshaller.validate(Marshaller.java:2594)
    at org.exolab.castor.xml.Marshaller.marshal(Marshaller.java:826)
    at org.exolab.castor.tools.MappingTool.write(MappingTool.java:464)
at com.circuitcity.instantcredit.demo.mapping.CastorMappingGenerator.main(CastorMappingGenerator.java:69) Caused by: ValidationException: The following exception occured while validating field: _bindXml of class: org.exolab.castor.mapping.xml.FieldMapping: The following exception occured while validating field: _name of class: org.exolab.castor.mapping.xml.BindXml: Name '-error-if-this-is-used-' is not a valid QName.;
   - location of error: XPATH: /field
The following exception occured while validating field: _name of class: org.exolab.castor.mapping.xml.BindXml: Name '-error-if-this-is-used-' is not a valid QName. at org.exolab.castor.xml.FieldValidator.validate(FieldValidator.java:278) at org.exolab.castor.xml.util.XMLClassDescriptorImpl.validate(XMLClassDescriptorImpl.java:1065)
    at org.exolab.castor.xml.Validator.validate(Validator.java:135)
at org.exolab.castor.xml.FieldValidator.validate(FieldValidator.java:245)
    ... 13 more
Caused by: ValidationException: The following exception occured while validating field: _name of class: org.exolab.castor.mapping.xml.BindXml: Name '-error-if-this-is-used-' is not a valid QName.;
   - location of error: XPATH: /bind-xml
Name '-error-if-this-is-used-' is not a valid QName.
at org.exolab.castor.xml.FieldValidator.validate(FieldValidator.java:278) at org.exolab.castor.xml.util.XMLClassDescriptorImpl.validate(XMLClassDescriptorImpl.java:1072)
    at org.exolab.castor.xml.Validator.validate(Validator.java:135)
at org.exolab.castor.xml.FieldValidator.validateInstance(FieldValidator.java:326) at org.exolab.castor.xml.FieldValidator.validate(FieldValidator.java:271)
    ... 16 more
Caused by: ValidationException: Name '-error-if-this-is-used-' is not a valid QName. at org.exolab.castor.xml.validators.NameValidator.validate(NameValidator.java:134) at org.exolab.castor.xml.validators.NameValidator.validate(NameValidator.java:171) at org.exolab.castor.xml.FieldValidator.validateInstance(FieldValidator.java:324) at org.exolab.castor.xml.FieldValidator.validate(FieldValidator.java:271)
    ... 20 more
Caused by: ValidationException: The following exception occured while validating field: _bindXml of class: org.exolab.castor.mapping.xml.FieldMapping: The following exception occured while validating field: _name of class: org.exolab.castor.mapping.xml.BindXml: Name '-error-if-this-is-used-' is not a valid QName.;
   - location of error: XPATH: /field
The following exception occured while validating field: _name of class: org.exolab.castor.mapping.xml.BindXml: Name '-error-if-this-is-used-' is not a valid QName. at org.exolab.castor.xml.FieldValidator.validate(FieldValidator.java:278) at org.exolab.castor.xml.util.XMLClassDescriptorImpl.validate(XMLClassDescriptorImpl.java:1065)
    at org.exolab.castor.xml.Validator.validate(Validator.java:135)
at org.exolab.castor.xml.FieldValidator.validate(FieldValidator.java:245) at org.exolab.castor.xml.util.XMLClassDescriptorImpl.validate(XMLClassDescriptorImpl.java:1010)
    at org.exolab.castor.xml.Validator.validate(Validator.java:135)
at org.exolab.castor.xml.FieldValidator.validateInstance(FieldValidator.java:326) at org.exolab.castor.xml.FieldValidator.validate(FieldValidator.java:271) at org.exolab.castor.xml.util.XMLClassDescriptorImpl.validate(XMLClassDescriptorImpl.java:1065)
    at org.exolab.castor.xml.Validator.validate(Validator.java:135)
at org.exolab.castor.xml.FieldValidator.validate(FieldValidator.java:245) at org.exolab.castor.xml.util.XMLClassDescriptorImpl.validate(XMLClassDescriptorImpl.java:1065)
    at org.exolab.castor.xml.Validator.validate(Validator.java:135)
    at org.exolab.castor.xml.Marshaller.validate(Marshaller.java:2594)
    at org.exolab.castor.xml.Marshaller.marshal(Marshaller.java:826)
    at org.exolab.castor.tools.MappingTool.write(MappingTool.java:464)
at com.circuitcity.instantcredit.demo.mapping.CastorMappingGenerator.main(CastorMappingGenerator.java:69) Caused by: ValidationException: The following exception occured while validating field: _name of class: org.exolab.castor.mapping.xml.BindXml: Name '-error-if-this-is-used-' is not a valid QName.;
   - location of error: XPATH: /bind-xml
Name '-error-if-this-is-used-' is not a valid QName.
at org.exolab.castor.xml.FieldValidator.validate(FieldValidator.java:278) at org.exolab.castor.xml.util.XMLClassDescriptorImpl.validate(XMLClassDescriptorImpl.java:1072)
    at org.exolab.castor.xml.Validator.validate(Validator.java:135)
at org.exolab.castor.xml.FieldValidator.validateInstance(FieldValidator.java:326) at org.exolab.castor.xml.FieldValidator.validate(FieldValidator.java:271)
    ... 16 more
Caused by: ValidationException: Name '-error-if-this-is-used-' is not a valid QName. at org.exolab.castor.xml.validators.NameValidator.validate(NameValidator.java:134) at org.exolab.castor.xml.validators.NameValidator.validate(NameValidator.java:171) at org.exolab.castor.xml.FieldValidator.validateInstance(FieldValidator.java:324) at org.exolab.castor.xml.FieldValidator.validate(FieldValidator.java:271)
    ... 20 more
Caused by: ValidationException: The following exception occured while validating field: _name of class: org.exolab.castor.mapping.xml.BindXml: Name '-error-if-this-is-used-' is not a valid QName.;
   - location of error: XPATH: /bind-xml
Name '-error-if-this-is-used-' is not a valid QName.
at org.exolab.castor.xml.FieldValidator.validate(FieldValidator.java:278) at org.exolab.castor.xml.util.XMLClassDescriptorImpl.validate(XMLClassDescriptorImpl.java:1072)
    at org.exolab.castor.xml.Validator.validate(Validator.java:135)
at org.exolab.castor.xml.FieldValidator.validateInstance(FieldValidator.java:326) at org.exolab.castor.xml.FieldValidator.validate(FieldValidator.java:271) at org.exolab.castor.xml.util.XMLClassDescriptorImpl.validate(XMLClassDescriptorImpl.java:1065)
    at org.exolab.castor.xml.Validator.validate(Validator.java:135)
at org.exolab.castor.xml.FieldValidator.validate(FieldValidator.java:245) at org.exolab.castor.xml.util.XMLClassDescriptorImpl.validate(XMLClassDescriptorImpl.java:1010)
    at org.exolab.castor.xml.Validator.validate(Validator.java:135)
at org.exolab.castor.xml.FieldValidator.validateInstance(FieldValidator.java:326) at org.exolab.castor.xml.FieldValidator.validate(FieldValidator.java:271) at org.exolab.castor.xml.util.XMLClassDescriptorImpl.validate(XMLClassDescriptorImpl.java:1065)
    at org.exolab.castor.xml.Validator.validate(Validator.java:135)
at org.exolab.castor.xml.FieldValidator.validate(FieldValidator.java:245) at org.exolab.castor.xml.util.XMLClassDescriptorImpl.validate(XMLClassDescriptorImpl.java:1065)
    at org.exolab.castor.xml.Validator.validate(Validator.java:135)
    at org.exolab.castor.xml.Marshaller.validate(Marshaller.java:2594)
    at org.exolab.castor.xml.Marshaller.marshal(Marshaller.java:826)
    at org.exolab.castor.tools.MappingTool.write(MappingTool.java:464)
at com.circuitcity.instantcredit.demo.mapping.CastorMappingGenerator.main(CastorMappingGenerator.java:69) Caused by: ValidationException: Name '-error-if-this-is-used-' is not a valid QName. at org.exolab.castor.xml.validators.NameValidator.validate(NameValidator.java:134) at org.exolab.castor.xml.validators.NameValidator.validate(NameValidator.java:171) at org.exolab.castor.xml.FieldValidator.validateInstance(FieldValidator.java:324) at org.exolab.castor.xml.FieldValidator.validate(FieldValidator.java:271)
    ... 20 more
Caused by: ValidationException: Name '-error-if-this-is-used-' is not a valid QName. at org.exolab.castor.xml.validators.NameValidator.validate(NameValidator.java:134) at org.exolab.castor.xml.validators.NameValidator.validate(NameValidator.java:171) at org.exolab.castor.xml.FieldValidator.validateInstance(FieldValidator.java:324) at org.exolab.castor.xml.FieldValidator.validate(FieldValidator.java:271) at org.exolab.castor.xml.util.XMLClassDescriptorImpl.validate(XMLClassDescriptorImpl.java:1072)
    at org.exolab.castor.xml.Validator.validate(Validator.java:135)
at org.exolab.castor.xml.FieldValidator.validateInstance(FieldValidator.java:326) at org.exolab.castor.xml.FieldValidator.validate(FieldValidator.java:271) at org.exolab.castor.xml.util.XMLClassDescriptorImpl.validate(XMLClassDescriptorImpl.java:1065)
    at org.exolab.castor.xml.Validator.validate(Validator.java:135)
at org.exolab.castor.xml.FieldValidator.validate(FieldValidator.java:245) at org.exolab.castor.xml.util.XMLClassDescriptorImpl.validate(XMLClassDescriptorImpl.java:1010)
    at org.exolab.castor.xml.Validator.validate(Validator.java:135)
at org.exolab.castor.xml.FieldValidator.validateInstance(FieldValidator.java:326) at org.exolab.castor.xml.FieldValidator.validate(FieldValidator.java:271) at org.exolab.castor.xml.util.XMLClassDescriptorImpl.validate(XMLClassDescriptorImpl.java:1065)
    at org.exolab.castor.xml.Validator.validate(Validator.java:135)
at org.exolab.castor.xml.FieldValidator.validate(FieldValidator.java:245) at org.exolab.castor.xml.util.XMLClassDescriptorImpl.validate(XMLClassDescriptorImpl.java:1065)
    at org.exolab.castor.xml.Validator.validate(Validator.java:135)
    at org.exolab.castor.xml.Marshaller.validate(Marshaller.java:2594)
    at org.exolab.castor.xml.Marshaller.marshal(Marshaller.java:826)
    at org.exolab.castor.tools.MappingTool.write(MappingTool.java:464)
at com.circuitcity.instantcredit.demo.mapping.CastorMappingGenerator.main(CastorMappingGenerator.java:69)

Thoughts?

Ron

On Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at 3:29 AM, Werner Guttmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote:

    Ronald,

    have a look at ...

    http://castor.codehaus.org/javadoc/org/exolab/castor/tools/MappingTool.html

    to get an idea what this tool offers in terms of API.

    Regards
    Werner

    PS If that's not sufficient to get you going, please don't hesitate to
    come back with questions.

    Ronald R. DiFrango wrote:
     > Werner,
     >
     > Thanks for that...the only piece I seem to be misssing is where
    is this
     > Mapping tool you speak of to generate the initial mapping files
    from the
     > Domain Objects?
     >
     > Thanks,
     >
     > Ron
     >
     > On Feb 13, 2008 3:23 AM, Werner Guttmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
    <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
     > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
    <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>> wrote:
     >
     >     Hi Ronald,
     >
     >     there's no tool that helps you to create the desired results
    in one go.
     >     But you could
     >
     >     a) create Java domain classes (without descriptors) from your
    XML schema
     >     using the XML code generator
     >     b) use the mapping tool to create a mapping file from the
    Java classes
     >     c) enrich this mapping file with information specific to JDO
     >     d) use the DDL generator to create DDL files from the mapping(s).
     >
     >     Regards
     >     Werner
     >
     >     PS A few months ago I was pondering the idea of allowing
    folks to use
     >     <xsd:appInfo> elements to define persistence related
    information within
     >     an XML schema, so that JDO descriptors could be generated
    directly.
     >     Anybody wishing to join me on this idea, feel free .. ;-).
     >
     >     Ronald R. DiFrango wrote:
     >      > All,
     >      >
     >      > I would like to take my XML Schema and convert it into JDO
    mappings.
     >      > Also, I would like turn this into DDL.
     >      >
     >      > Is there a tool out there to do this?
     >      >
     >      > --
     >      > Ron DiFrango
     >      > Blog (www.captech-soa.blogspot.com
    <http://www.captech-soa.blogspot.com>
     >     <http://www.captech-soa.blogspot.com>
     >     <http://www.captech-soa.blogspot.com>)
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