Hello,
this is my first posting to this list, so forgive me, if I am
asking dump questions. (At least I had a look at the archive.)
I would like to ask, if it is possible to get containers
(e.g. Lists) 'as they are' in an iteration.
Consider the following bean:
public class Book {
String title;
List<Writer> authors;
}
Iterating this bean with
JXPathContext context = JXPathContext.newContext(book);
i = context.iteratePointers("/*");
results in the following:
title = "Book Title"
authors[1] = "First Author"
authors[2] = "Second Author"
...
i.e. the List is iterated instead of being returned as a List-Object.
Obviously, each list-item is regarded as a direct child of the root
of the Book object.
Is there any way to avoid this behavior?
i.e. is it possible to get something like
title = "Book Title"
authors = [ "First Author", "Second Author" ... ] i.e. List<Author>
In XML-notation the difference would be like this:
The current behavior of 'iterate':
<book>
<title>Book Title</title>
<authors>First Author</authors>
<authors>Second Author</authors>
</book>
what I would like to see is an equivalent of:
<book>
<title>Book Title</title>
<authors>
<1>First Author</1>
<2>Second Author</2>
</authors>
</book>
By the way: in contrast to 'iterate' 'getValue("authors") returns
List<Author>
I would be grateful for any thoughts and suggestions.
With kind regards
Harald
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Dr.-Ing. Harald Finster / Aachen Germany
http://www.finster-stahlart.de industrial history and architecture
http://www.astrid-aix.de gallery: watercolours and oil paintings
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