john,
let me try to address things one by one ....
john guthrie wrote:
> well, the data model is mapped via hibernate so it's not easily modifyable.
> my current solution uses xmlbeans and takes what that generates and moves it
> to the hibernate data model objects.
In other words, you do not want to generate your domain classes from an
XMl schema. Fine by me. I just had to ask.
> it's a lot of code moving crap back and
> forth (and xmlbeans is buggy) so i was hoping i could get get castor to sit
> in the middle of what i have.
Yes, definitely. With OXM you can pick any xml data binsing tool
supported, including Castor.
> i could see what castor generates and maybe
> coerce that into something hibernate likes i guess
When you say generate, I assume you are talking about (un)marshalling to
and from XML, right ?
> my big goal is to use castor underneath spring OXM, as i said. that is going
> to slot in nicely to spring-batch, and my whole bulk loading processing may
> end up being almost all configuration. that'd be so sweet.
>
> by the way, after i posted i read a bit more and thought i'd found the
> solution in container=false. but that isn't acting as i expected (meaning i
> am feeling a bit thick right now)
Okay, let me have a look at the original question again.
>
> thanks!
>
> john
>
> On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 7:05 AM, Werner Guttmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
>
>> Hi John,
>>
>> welcome .. :-). Yes, that combination is a nice one. Before trying to
>> address your questions re: mapping, let me ask you one (important)
>> question first. As you have XML schemas anyhow, why bother writing a
>> mapping (file) at all ? Surely you could use the Castor XML code
>> generator and generate Java (and descriptor) classes from your XML
>> schema, and simply use them with Spring OXM.
>>
>> If that's not an option to you, I'd liek to know why.
>>
>> Regards
>> Werner
>>
>> john guthrie wrote:
>>> hi, came to castor by way of spring OXM and it looks like (exactly) what
>> i
>>> need.
>>>
>>> i am trying to use castor to map my current XML schema to my current data
>>> model and am stuck trying to figure out how to map some of an elements
>>> attributes to a child object of the, er, current object. an example would
>>> be...
>>>
>>> XML:
>>> <event type="FOO" created_by="user1"/>
>>>
>>> Java
>>>
>>> public class Event {
>>>
>>> public Metadata metadata; // = new Metadata();
>>>
>>> public String type;
>>>
>>> }
>>>
>>> public class Metadata {
>>>
>>> public String createdBy;
>>>
>>> }
>>>
>>>
>>> i don't think i can use a set-method of getMetadata().setCreatedBy() even
>> if
>>> i uncomment the initializer. do i need to write a handler?
>>>
>>> thanks.
>>>
>>> john
>>>
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