Thanks for the feedback. Having said that, why don't you open a new issue at
http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/CASTOR and attach all relevant files so that the original issue can be replayed easily. As already mentioned, I'd like to have a closer look at this myself. Werner Rodney Ryan wrote: > I've started using a mapping file now, and with the addition of some new > tags I see in retrospect that keeping the class file structure precisely > matching the XML is the burden you take on when you work without a mapping > file, and as things become more complex this becomes more difficult and a > mapping file becomes the less time consuming option. > > Using the mapping file now I am being notified of errors, as you advised, > so I no longer have an issue with the default introspector never > complaining. > > Thanks again for taking the time to respond, and thank you and everyone > else who volunteered their time on Castor as it is really helpful to me so > thank you all! > > - Rodney > >> Now that you ask me so specifically, let me re-consider my own >> statement. And in addition, a colleague of mine pointed out that an >> exception should be thrown where a warning is thrown now. >> >> Werner >> >> Rodney Ryan wrote: >>> Hi Werner, >>> >>> Thank you for your help. >>> >>> To be sure I understand you, you mean that the default introspector that >>> Castor uses will not under any circumstances complain about encountering >>> tags it cannot resolve ? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Rodney >>> >>>> I don't think that this possible without specifying at least a partial >>>> mapping. Don't forget that you do not have to specify a mapping for all >>>> classes used, as Castor will use its (default) introspector for any >>>> classes for which there's no mapping. >>>> >>>> Werner >>>> >>>> Rodney Ryan wrote: >>>>> Hi Everyone, >>>>> >>>>> I am using Castor to unmarshal a very simple XML document and I wish >>>>> to >>>>> have Castor indicate when it encounters anything in the XML that it >>>>> cannot >>>>> unmarshal. I am not using a mapping file as the XML to Java conversion >>>>> is >>>>> simple and straight-forward. >>>>> >>>>> I have searched high and low and googled and looked in the javadocs >>>>> and >>>>> done all I can to find out how to do this, but to no success. Castor >>>>> continues to silently ignore the error in the XML. >>>>> >>>>> So now I am asking you for help, and hoping someone will kindly answer >>>>> this >>>>> very simple question. >>>>> >>>>> Take the following class: >>>>> >>>>> public class Library { >>>>> >>>>> private List<String> books; >>>>> >>>>> public Library() { >>>>> books = new LinkedList<String>(); >>>>> } >>>>> >>>>> public void addBook(String title) { >>>>> books.add(title); >>>>> } >>>>> >>>>> public String toString() { >>>>> return "Books = " + books; >>>>> } >>>>> } >>>>> >>>>> with this XML file "library.xml" (the misspelled "boook" is >>>>> intentional): >>>>> >>>>> <library> >>>>> <book>War And Peace</book> >>>>> <book>Ulysses</book> >>>>> <boook>Crime And Punishment</boook> >>>>> </library> >>>>> >>>>> and with this Castor application: >>>>> >>>>> public class CastorTest { >>>>> public static void main(String[] args) { >>>>> try { >>>>> Unmarshaller unmarshaller = new >>>>> Unmarshaller(Library.class); >>>>> unmarshaller.setIgnoreExtraAttributes(false); >>>>> unmarshaller.setIgnoreExtraElements(false); >>>>> unmarshaller.setValidation(true); >>>>> Reader reader = new FileReader(new >>>>> File("library.xml")); >>>>> Library library = >>>>> (Library)unmarshaller.unmarshal(reader); >>>>> System.out.println(library); >>>>> } catch (Exception e) { >>>>> e.printStackTrace(); >>>>> } >>>>> } >>>>> } >>>>> >>>>> The 3rd book in the library file is misspelled "boook". I want Castor >>>>> to >>>>> tell me somehow that this is something it does not understand. >>>>> >>>>> No matter what I do, the program runs without throwing an Exception or >>>>> printing an error message. The output of the above is: >>>>> >>>>> Books = [War And Peace, Ulysses] >>>>> >>>>> Please answer this specific question: >>>>> >>>>> Exactly what should I add/remove/change in the >>>>> CastorTest class above to accomplish this ? >>>>> >>>>> Thank you very much ! >>>>> >>>>> - Rodney >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> To unsubscribe from this list please visit: >>>>> >>>>> http://xircles.codehaus.org/manage_email >>>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe from this list please visit: >>>> >>>> http://xircles.codehaus.org/manage_email >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from this list please visit: >>> >>> http://xircles.codehaus.org/manage_email >>> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from this list please visit: >> >> http://xircles.codehaus.org/manage_email >> >> > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from this list please visit: > > http://xircles.codehaus.org/manage_email > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list please visit: http://xircles.codehaus.org/manage_email
