I understood that another symbol source is used... quote: >To fill this symbol with data at runtime, there is a properties file >(myProps.properties) >my.new.symbol=The value
and that value contributed to ApplicationDefaults was not overriden with one from that source. Davor Hrg On 10/17/07, James Carman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Actually, you don't need to define your own source. You need to > provide a factory default. Then, if that needs to be overridden, it > would be overridden with an application default. > > On 10/17/07, Davor Hrg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > contributing to ApplicationDefaults is the way to go, > > you just need to make sure your symbolSource is called before > > ApplicationDefaults > > > > for example > > look at : > > > http://hivemind.apache.org/hivemind1/hivedocs/config/hivemind.SymbolSources.html > > > > <source before="hivemind.FactoryDefaults" > > name="hivemind.ApplicationDefaults" > > service-id="ApplicationDefaultsSymbolSource" /> > > <source name="hivemind.FactoryDefaults" > > service-id="FactoryDefaultsSymbolSource" /> > > > > > > add your symbol source like this > > <source before="hivemind.ApplicationDefaults" name="MySource" > > service-id="MySymbolSource" /> > > > > > > Hrg > > > > > > On 10/17/07, locutuz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > > > I have a contribution where an attribute is defined with a symbol, see > > > below: > > > > > > <config myNewAttribute="${my.new.symbol}" ... > > > > > > > > > To fill this symbol with data at runtime, there is a properties file > > > (myProps.properties) > > > my.new.symbol=The value > > > > > > So far this works fine. > > > But there are some cases, where this properties file doesn´t exist > > already, > > > so at runtime an error message appears, telling me that there is no > value > > > for that symbol > > > (org.apache.hivemind.impl.SymbolExpander : Error > > > at...META-INF/hivemodule.xml, line 146, column 7: No value available > for > > > symbol 'my.new.symbol'.). > > > > > > Off course not, because the properties file doesn´t exist where the > value > > is > > > get from. > > > My question is, if there is a possibility to set a default-value for a > > > symbol, if it can´t be expanded by the SymbolExpander? > > > > > > I tried to set the value with the <default> element. > > > <contribution configuration-id="hivemind.ApplicationDefaults"> > > > <default symbol=" my.new.symbol" value="DEFAULT" /> > > > </contribution> > > > > > > The problem here is, that at runtime the value for 'myNewAttribute' is > > > 'DEFAULT' in any case, regardless if the value can be read from the > > > properties file. i.e. if the symbol should be expanded by the > > > SymbolExpander. > > > > > > Thanks for your help in advance! > > > > > > Regards, > > > Sebastian > > > > > > -- > > > View this message in context: > > http://www.nabble.com/Default-value-for-symbol-tf4639273.html#a13250295 > > > Sent from the Hivemind - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > > > > > > > > >
