reflexactions wrote: > But then you have to write all the event creation and dispatch, plus > all the getter/setter. > > That might be fair enough if you have a handful of props but if this > is a couple of data classes with says 100 props each thats quite a > bit of typing when all you want is a couple of props not to fire > events when they change... unless there is a tool to generate the > code from a list of variables.
There is; it's called Perl. Learn it, live it, love it. :) Using Perl it's trivial to generate classes from a 'template' file. For a little more effort you can generate all the boiler-plate code for frameworks such as Cairngorm or Parsley or whatever you use. Java DTO classes etc etc. I do this for every project and it makes changing the Model (adding/removing properties) trivial. Its also great for generating test data. SQL inserts, xml files etc. etc. Perl offers a great return for the effort required to learn it. Do yourself a favour and give Perl a whirl. cheers, - shaun
