Be glad to. Thanks! -r
Geert Bevin wrote: > Hi Richard, > > I can see that @OutputProperty might not always be what you want, > depending on how your code is structured. Can you please add an issue > for a feature enhancement to Jira? Like that we can track the > implementation of your request. > > Take care, > > Geert > > On 30 Apr 2007, at 19:57, Richard Reich wrote: > >> Actually, I spent a good bit of time trying to get @OutputProperty to >> work. My results were mixed. First, since the code that's there now >> works fine without the addition of a getter and a property, adding it >> seems like a mistake. All that adding the property and the getter >> achieved was to produce a compile-time definition. Also, when I removed >> the part of the working code that explicitly sets the output value in >> the setExitQuery call (might as well let the getter do its thing), the >> code failed. I think there's something a bit different about the timing >> of things in the gotBeanInstance context so that the automatic usage of >> the getter to access the output fails. But even if I had succeeded with >> the @OutputProperty, it's still a step backward in terms of unneeded >> complexity, reliance on invisible actions, loss of re-entrance (the >> field), etc. >> >> Or I don't understand how to use it properly! :) Thanks for your >> patience. >> >> -r >> >> Geert Bevin wrote: >>> Hi Richard, >>> >>> the reason why there's no @OutputField annotation is because there is >>> an @OutputProperty annotation that is much more useful. More >>> information can be found here: >>> http://rifers.org/wiki/display/RIFE/Annotations+support+for+element+declaration >>> >>> >>> >>> We can add an @OutputField annotation, but I'm not sure that it will >>> be used much. >>> >>> Take care, >>> >>> Geert >>> >>> On 30 Apr 2007, at 06:46, Richard Reich wrote: >>> >>>> I'm very new to RIFE. So I may be missing something very obvious. >>>> >>>> I'm playing with the "friends" example. Adding stuff, changing stuff. >>>> Right now, I'm trying to expunge as much XML as possible while >>>> maintaining a clean component structure. I also want to remove as >>>> many >>>> string literals as possible from annotations. (I rely on smart IDE >>>> searches and typing completions.) So I'd very much like to be able to >>>> treat an element's output in the same way that the ExitField treats an >>>> exit. That is, I'd like an annotation OutputField applicable to >>>> public >>>> static final Strings. >>>> >>>> Is this a reasonable request, consistent with the RIFE design outlook? >>>> >>>> FYI, the relevant fragment of the code I've been playing with is >>>> below, >>>> if that helps. >>>> >>>> -r >>>> >>>> Display.java: >>>> >>>> @Elem(outputs = @Output(name="friendid")) // nice to get rid of the >>>> "outputs" >>>> public class Display extends Element { >>>> @ExitField >>>> public static final String EXIT_EDIT = "edit"; >>>> >>>> public void processElement() { >>>> final Template t = getHtmlTemplate("display"); >>>> final Datasource ds = >>>> Datasources.getRepInstance().getDatasource(Config.getRepInstance().getString("DATASOURCE")); >>>> >>>> >>>> GenericQueryManager<Friend> fm = >>>> GenericQueryManagerFactory.getInstance(ds, Friend.class); >>>> fm.restore(new DbBeanFetcher<Friend>(ds, Friend.class) { >>>> public boolean gotBeanInstance(Friend friend) { >>>> setExitQuery(t, EXIT_EDIT, new String[] {"friendid", >>>> Integer.toString(friend.getId())}); >>>> t.setBean(friend); >>>> t.appendBlock("rows", "row"); >>>> return true; >>>> } >>>> }); >>>> >>>> print(t); >>>> } >>>> } >>> -- >>> Geert Bevin >>> Terracotta - http://www.terracotta.org >>> Uwyn "Use what you need" - http://uwyn.com >>> RIFE Java application framework - http://rifers.org >>> Music and words - http://gbevin.com >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Rife-users mailing list >>> Rife-users@uwyn.com >>> http://lists.uwyn.com/mailman/listinfo/rife-users >> _______________________________________________ >> Rife-users mailing list >> Rife-users@uwyn.com >> http://lists.uwyn.com/mailman/listinfo/rife-users >> > > -- > Geert Bevin > Terracotta - http://www.terracotta.org > Uwyn "Use what you need" - http://uwyn.com > RIFE Java application framework - http://rifers.org > Music and words - http://gbevin.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Rife-users mailing list > Rife-users@uwyn.com > http://lists.uwyn.com/mailman/listinfo/rife-users _______________________________________________ Rife-users mailing list Rife-users@uwyn.com http://lists.uwyn.com/mailman/listinfo/rife-users
