Greetings:
I'm using Cayenne 3.0M2 on Vista.
I am trying to create some XML to represent data in my database. I was
unable to find clear documentation on the file format and usage for the
XML Mapping File that guides the generation, though this page is
tantalizing:
http://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CAY/XML+Mapping+File
XML Mapping File - Apache Cayenne - Apache Software Foundation
and the example files in this issue were helpful too:
https://issues.apache.org/cayenne/browse/CAY-597
[#CAY-597] XML Encoder with Mapping outputs incorrect XML - Apache
Cayenne Issue Tracker
In any case, I have pretty much figured out how to do what I want with
the mapping file and I find it *extremely* easy and straight forward.
Here comes the BUT....
1) if one does not define the properties of an object explicitly in the
Mapping file, Cayenne does its best and outputs all the scalar
properties or an object in the XML Example:
<lastUpdate type="java.util.Date">2007-12-10 09:34:00 PST</lastUpdate>
If one does define the same property using the <entity> ... <property
.../> ... </entity> tags, Cayenne will output it like so:
<lastUpdate>2007-12-10 09:34:00 PST</lastUpdate>
So, in one case type information is lost and in the other it is
maintained. Is there a reason for this? Is there a way to get Cayenne
to output the type information always?
2) collections/lists - is there any way to use the mapping file to cause
the XML to group a set of recurring elements? That is, I would like:
...
<country>
...
<cities>
<city .../>
<city .../>
...
<city ...>
</cities>
...
</country>
...
Rather than what I am getting, namely:
...
<country>
...
<city .../>
<city .../>
...
<city ...>
...
</country>
...
Kind regards,
Ted Moens
