Hi Paul, Can you do a System.out.println(contact.xmlText()); in each of the scenarios below? How is Address defined in the schema? Thanks, -jacobd
On Jan 11, 2008 9:29 AM, Paul French <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > I have created a library using scomp from an xml schema. > > I am building a XML document using this library. I have come across some > behaviour I do not understand. For this example a BusinessDescription may > have a Contact and a Contact may have an Address. > > > If I do the following: > > BusinessDescription.Contact contact = businessDescription.addNewContact(); > contact.setAddress(address); > > if (businessDescription.getContact().getAddress() != null) > { > System.out.println("Address is not null"); > } > else > { > System.out.println("Address is null"); > } > > My code prints out "Address is not null" as expected > > > However If I do the following: > > BusinessDescription.Contact contact = > BusinessDescription.Contact.Factory.newInstance(); > businessDescription.setContact(contact); > contact.setAddress(address); > > if (businessDescription.getContact().getAddress() != null) > { > System.out.println("Address is not null"); > } > else > { > System.out.println("Address is null"); > } > > My code prints out "Address is null". > > For some reason setting the address on the contact object after the > contact object is set on the businessDescription is ignored. XMLBeans must > be cloning objects internally?? This behaviour is unintuitive to me? Can > someone explain. > > Thanks > -- I'm competing in a Half-Ironman distance triathlon to raise money for the fight against cancer! Please help support my efforts by going to: http://www.active.com/donate/tntwaak/jacobd