this is a bit OT for this list... but the reason it is occurring is because
it doesn't populate if it is the default value. Not sure if there's a way to
force that (other than changing the default).
- Brett
2008/9/5 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Hello,
>
> I have created a .mdo with a required int attribute of "count", and I built
> with the goals "java" and "xpp3-writer".
>
> Here is the snippet from my .mdo file for the attribute.
>
> <field xml.attribute="true">
> <version>1.0.0</version>
> <name>count</name>
> <required>true</required>
> <type>int</type>
> </field>
>
> The java objects are all created correctly; however, if I put a zero into
> the count field, it is not outputted in the
> XML. It does output if I use a non-zero value. I can see in the generated
> file OutputXpp3Writer.java that it is checking for zero before it writes
> the attribute. I assume this is done to determine if a value has been
> written into that field.
>
> if ( tag.getCount() != 0 )
> {
> ... output attribute ...
> }
>
>
> Is there something else I should put in the .mdo to force this attribute to
> write each time? I have put in a temporary hack of making that attribute a
> String and used Integer.toString(...) in my code, but I don't think this is
> a good long term solution as the XML schema would be incorrect. Is there a
> better work around?
>
> Thanks,
> -Nate
>
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