Hi, Have you look at Middlegen. AFAIK, it creates base entity bean from a database schema which looks like what you want. I mean a quick entity engine. I think it will handle pk field automatically plus sql-type/java-type. The only thing that he can not know is R/W/RW type. Regards, Vincent
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf > Of Andreas Schaefer > Sent: lundi 4 mars 2002 22:46 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [Xdoclet-devel] Add-on to CMP Entity-Beans for JBoss > > > Hi Geeks > > I am tired of writing all the abstract getter/setter > methods for the CMP Entity Beans in XDoclet > but on the other hand I like that the Entity Bean > source is the base and therefore you can add > code as you like (opposite to other generation > tools). > > To solve that problem I came up with this > solution: > 1) The Entity Bean inherite from a class which > is generated which in turn can extends any > other class. > 2) adding a new tag: > @jboss:data-field > name="<Name of the Attribute(s)>" > description="<Description of these attribute(s)>" > type="R|W|RW" > class="<full qualified data type>" > column-name="<name of table attribute(s)>" > is-pk="true|false" > > More descriptions: > NAME can contain a list of attributes which shares the > same settings for description, type, class and is-pk. > DESCRIPTION is optional TYPE default is RW. The meaning is > that R generates only a getter method, W generates only a > setter emthod and RW both. CLASS is the full qualified data > type class name which can also be a basic data type (int, > float etc.) COLUMN-NAME contains a list of table attribute > names which must match the NAME list and can be omitted which > means that is contains the same names as in NAME IS-PK > default is false. If set to true the attribute(s) are part of the PK. > > The only thing the coder must be aware is that he has to > extends its Entity Bean from the "to be generated class". > > An Entity Bean would look like this: > > /** > * @ejb:bean name="test/Manager" > * display-name="Manager working on projects to > support clients" > * type="CMP" > * jndi-name="ejb/test/Manager" > * > * @jboss:data-field name="Id" > * class="int" > * is-pk="true" > * > > * @jboss:data-field name="FirstName,LastName,Address,City" > * class="java.lang.String" > * > column-name="First_Name,Last_Name,Address,City" > * > > * @jboss:data-field name="CreationDate" > * type="R" > * class="java.sql.Date" > * column-name="Creation_Date" > * > * @ejb:transaction type="Required" > * > * @jboss:table-name table-name="Manager" > * > * @jboss:create-table create="true" > * > * @jboss:remove-table remove="true" > **/ > public abstract class ManagerBean > implements ManagerBaseBean > { > > Now the ManagerBaseBean will contain the setter/getter method > for attribute Id, FirstName,LastName,Address,Citty and the > getter method for CreationDate and the protected member variables. > > This makes the creation of CMP Entity Beans pretty easy and > also easy to change because you don't have to go over many > lines of code to figure out what attributes you have. > > What do you think ? > > Have fun > > xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Andreas Schaefer > Senior Consultant > JBoss Group, LLC > xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > _______________________________________________ > Xdoclet-devel mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xdoclet-devel > > _______________________________________________ Xdoclet-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xdoclet-devel
