I forgot to mention that this binding is suitable for input only, you'll get duplicate data in your XML if you marshal your objects out using this approach.
Mocky -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mocky Habeeb Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2005 2:01 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [jibx-users] collections=>SameClass If you define an abstract mapping for your type "Source" that defines a choice between either your "spec" structure or your "str" structure, then you can use that one type as the type to put into your collection. And that will do what I think you are asking for. <binding> <mapping name="source" class="A"> <collection field="sourceList" item-type="Source"> <structure type="Source"/> </collection> </mapping> <mapping class="Source" abstract="true"> <structure choice="true" ordered="false"> <structure name="spec" usage="optional"> <value field="base" style="text"/> <value name="tag" field="tag" default="spec" usage="optional"/> <value name="ev" field="attr" usage="optional" style="attribute"/> </structure> <structure name="str" usage="optional"> <value field="base" style="text"/> <value name="tag" field="tag" default="str" usage="optional"/> <value name="ref" field="attr" usage="optional" style="attribute"/> </structure> </structure> </mapping> </binding> I also put in a new value named "tag" that is optional with a default. Since this is never actually present in your XML you'll always get the default which will let you distinguish between the different types. There may be a better way to accomplish that. Mocky -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tamas Hegedus Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2005 9:56 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [jibx-users] collections=>SameClass Hi, I can not deal with the following situation: I have several 'collections' in my xml document with the same data structure, so I would like to map them to the same ArrayList and class. It seems that I would like to make a duplicate conversion. (???; see the binding defintion at the bottom of the email) ================================== <source> #ArrayList #collection_1 <spec ev="ev1">sp_1</spec> <spec>sp_2</spec> <str>st_1</str> <str ref="ref2">st_2</str> <plasm>plasm</plasm> </source> ================================== ArrayList SourceList SourceList[1] tag = "spec" base = "sp_1" attr = "ev1" SourceList[2] tag = "spec" base = "sp_2" 2.attr = "" SourceList[3] tag = "str" base = "st_1" attr = "" etc... ================ I can not change the the structure of the xml file. In the worst case I can loose the 'tag' information. I appreciate your help, Tamas ============================================= <mapping... <structure name="source" usage="optional"> <collection name="scpec" field="sourceList" ordered="false" item-type="org.biohegedus.biodb.bindings.Source"/> <collection name="str" field="sourceList" ordered="false" item-type="org.biohegedus.biodb.bindings.Source"/> </structure> </mapping> <mapping name="spec" class="org.biohegedus.biodb.bindings.Source"> <namespace uri="http://biohegedus.org/biodb/bindings"; default="elements"/> <value field="base" usage="required" style="text"/> <value name="ev" field="attr" usage="optional" style="attribute"/> </mapping> <mapping name="str" class="org.biohegedus.biodb.bindings.Source"> <namespace uri="http://biohegedus.org/biodb/bindings"; default="elements"/> <value field="base" usage="required" style="text"/> <value name="ref" field="attr" usage="optional" style="attribute"/> </mapping> -- Tamas Hegedus, PhD | phone: (1) 919-966 0329 UNC - Biochem & Biophys | fax: (1) 919-966 5178 5007A Thurston-Bowles Bldg | mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-7248 | http://biohegedus.org ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Tame your development challenges with Apache's Geronimo App Server. Download it for free - -and be entered to win a 42" plasma tv or your very own Sony(tm)PSP. Click here to play: http://sourceforge.net/geronimo.php _______________________________________________ jibx-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jibx-users ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Tame your development challenges with Apache's Geronimo App Server. Download it for free - -and be entered to win a 42" plasma tv or your very own Sony(tm)PSP. Click here to play: http://sourceforge.net/geronimo.php _______________________________________________ jibx-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jibx-users ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Tame your development challenges with Apache's Geronimo App Server. Download it for free - -and be entered to win a 42" plasma tv or your very own Sony(tm)PSP. Click here to play: http://sourceforge.net/geronimo.php _______________________________________________ jibx-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jibx-users
