Bonnie MacKellar wrote:
Forgive me, I know this is a really basic question, but... I just finished reading how to set up optimistic locking. I gather that I need to set this explicitly for each class, and that each table needs to have a dedicated column for this purpose (timestamp or integer). Is this correct?
correct.
It's very simple:
1. you need a dedicated column of type INTEGER or TIMESTAMP
2. you need a (possibly private) attribute in your java class corresponding to the column.
3. in repository.xml you need a field-descriptor for this attribute.
this field-descriptor must specify locking="true"
Is there anything written on optimistic locking besides the info found in http://db.apache.org/ojb/repository.html#field-descriptor?
Not yet. It's on my to do list. But it'
thanks, Bonnie MacKellar software engineer Mobius Management Systems, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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