it depends, actually we could try to merge the 3 schemas into one : ejb-jar + jboss + jbosscmp = one schema with 3 namespaces and then find a tool that accept it.
> Will we be able to have, say, entity related data from ejb-jar.xml, > jboss.xml and jbosscmp-jdbc.xml in the same class? Or will we need three > classes? > > Ricardo Argüello wrote: >> Alexey Loubyansky wrote: >> >>> Ricardo Argüello wrote: >>> >>>> Why not use JAXB, or BEA's XMLBeans? >>> >>> >>> >>> Perhaps. But I don't have much of experience with JAXB and no at all >>> with XMLBeans. So, maybe you can tell me why? >> >> >> Because it will generate the complex object model specified in the J2EE >> Deployment Descriptors, in a very easy way. >> >> For example, it would generate an object to represent <ejb-jar> ... >> </ejb-jar> from the EJB 2.1 deployment descriptor: >> >> EjbJar ejbJar = EjbJarFactory.readFromFileSystem(deploymentDescriptorFile); >> String name = ejbJar.getEjbName(); >> ... >> >> I have made up all this code, but is a good example of what you would >> expect from a XML/Java binding tool, as JAXB or XMLBeans. >> Without having to write XML navigation/marshalling/unmarshalling code. A >> binding tool will generate all necesary Java files representing what's >> described in an XML Schema file, including validation. >> We will have objets to refer to <web-app> ... </web-app>, <ejb-jar> ... >> </ejb-jar>, etc. with all complex relations between objets already coded. >> >> And all these automaticaly generated from the official XML Schema files >> posted by Sun here: >> http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/j2ee/ >> >> Think XDoclet... but for XML Schema files.... :-) >> >>> >>>> Since in J2EE 1.4 deployment descriptors are specified in XML Schema, >>>> it should be very easy to get an object model from that, using any >>>> XML/Java binding tool. >>> >>> >>> >>> For example... >> >> >> Sun's JAXB: >> http://java.sun.com/xml/jaxb/ >> >> BEA's XMLBeans: >> http://dev2dev.bea.com/technologies/xmlbeans/ >> >> XMLBeans is very new, but more flexible than JAXB. >> I have experience with JAXB, and none with XMLBeans, but it is basically >> the same thing... >> We could try both and decide later. >> >> Ricardo Argüello > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF. Net email is sponsored by: GoToMyPC > GoToMyPC is the fast, easy and secure way to access your computer from > any Web browser or wireless device. Click here to Try it Free! > https://www.gotomypc.com/tr/OSDN/AW/Q4_2003/t/g22lp?Target=mm/g22lp.tmpl > _______________________________________________ > JBoss-Development mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jboss-development ------------------------------------------------------- This SF. Net email is sponsored by: GoToMyPC GoToMyPC is the fast, easy and secure way to access your computer from any Web browser or wireless device. Click here to Try it Free! https://www.gotomypc.com/tr/OSDN/AW/Q4_2003/t/g22lp?Target=mm/g22lp.tmpl _______________________________________________ JBoss-Development mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jboss-development
