cocoon.createObject()

[Mark Lundquist]

OK, I've picked up on a few email threads about the new createObject() and disposeObject() methods. There's something in the release notes about them too, but not enough to make it clear to me how or why to use them.

I just started really learning Cocoon a couple of months ago, and all the Avalon stuff under the bonnet is really still terra incognita to me. So when the docs say, "it goes through all the Avalon lifecycle interfaces" or whatever it says, I'm sure that means something to somebody, but I'm still waiting for a clue to strike.

But... as I've been writing the Java business objects for this app, I sometimes get this feeling that they maybe really ought to be Avalon components. I don't know why I get that feeling, because I don't really dig Avalon yet, so it's just a feeling :-).

So... if somebody could give a brief overview, or point us to one, that'd be great. It seems like these methods were added because the Cocoon devs want the community to move more towards some style of development, and if so I'm sure it would speed adoption if something could be done to evangelize the Avalon-unhip crowd.

~ Mark