If you don't want to denormalize by putting author_name on your Book
bean (I wouldn't either), you can create an accessor on Book:
/**
* Convenience method to pull the <tt>authorName</tt> field from the
Author.
*
* @ejb.interface-method
* @value-object match="*" // or whatever you're using
*/
public String getAuthorName ( )
{
return getAuthor().getName();
}
I'm currently doing this and it's working. Note that you pay the cost of
loading your Author bean (at least the name field if the fields are
loaded in groups). I believe that because it's a "getFOO" accessor, it
will be pulled into the "*" value object automatically, but I cannot
confirm this as we've created our own value object class -- don't ask.
;)
Peace,
Dave
David Harkness
Sony Pictures Digital Networks
-----Original Message-----
From: Fee Ling Chin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 9:31 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [Xdoclet-user] value object question
Hi All,
I have 2 CMR entity beans: Book and Author. Book has an AuthorId
foreign key. I generated a value object for the Book bean and I would
like to return the value object to the client program. The value object
defaults to
having the get/set AuthorId funnctions. My confusion is how to replace
the
get/set AuthorId foreign key with the Author's name? In other words,
what does one do with value objects of CMR beans with foreign keys?
Thanks,
Fee
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