Hi, how about trying things with the XMLClassDescriptorResolver document first, to get and/or keep you going.
Have a look at the XML best practise document at http://www.castor.org, and let us know whether this is enough information. Werner brandywheat wrote: > Hi, > I do not have enough experience with castor (yet) to see either method > being beneficial over the other ... so I will take what ever you suggest. > Working from the snapshot is not an issue, nor is waiting a couple of days > a problem - what ever is best for you - I'll be happy when it is working! > > I do have a couple of class to marshal and these include quite a few > classes (30+) which are included in the output structure - I am not sure if > this would be an issue with option b (do I have to add a > classDescriptionResolver for each class ?). > > Many, many thanks for the super response on this, I am suitably impressed > :-) > > Thanks, > Brian > > > > Werner Guttmann wrote: >> Well, in that case, there's two options: >> >> a) switch to XMLContext (where we'd have to add a setClassLoader() >> method, which is sufficiently easy; if you are fine working against a >> snapshot releaswe, this could be done within one or two days). >> >> b) Set an XMLClassDescriptorResolver on your Marshaller, and use >> XMLClassDescriptorResolver.setClassLoader() to set a custom class loader. >> >> Does this make sense ... >> >> Werner >> >> >> brandywheat wrote: >>> Hi, >>> I'm on the latest castor version (1.2) ... >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Brian >>> >>> >>> >>> Werner Guttmann wrote: >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> What version of Castor are you using ? There's a solution to this >>>> problem, but it depends on whether you are on a release that has support >>>> for XMLContext already (or not). >>>> >>>> Werner >>>> >>>> brandywheat wrote: >>>>> Hi, >>>>> I am currently having problems with the castor marshaller and >>>>> classloaders. >>>>> My code works in the unit tests but fails once included in a netbeans >>>>> RPC - >>>>> the problem looks to be the classloader and the modules within the RPC. >>>>> >>>>> I can resolve the issue of the classloader with the code: >>>>> Marshaller m = new Marshaller(); >>>>> Mapping mapping = new >>>>> Mapping(Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader()); >>>>> mapping.loadMapping("c:\\temp\\mapping.xml"); >>>>> m.setMapping(mapping); >>>>> m.marshal(this, writer); >>>>> >>>>> But this forces me to write a mapping file, which I do not have >>>>> available >>>>> and do not really want to generate. >>>>> >>>>> Is it possible to set the classloader for the marshaller without >>>>> having >>>>> to >>>>> define a mapping file, e.g. have it use the default structure it would >>>>> generated without a mapping file? (If I skip the loadMapping then the >>>>> setMapping gives an exception saying a mapping must be loaded >>>>> first....) >>>>> >>>>> Thanks in Advance, >>>>> Brian >>>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> 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
