That doesn't sound right to me ... I'm pretty sure you can use an
integer and I also believe you can use an enum, too. I vaguely recall
testing that at one point.
On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 9:59 AM, <han..elinux.cl> wrote:
> List,
>
> I'm answering myself, but may be of help to somebody.
>
> Finally i have found the problem: The Qualifier (or Discriminator) has to be of type character and not Integer.
>
> ...my first intent was to use integer in order to follow our local policies for enumerations.
>
> Hans
>
>
> ----- han..elinux.cl escribió:
>
>> Dave,
>>
>> I've implemented the inheritance as the tutorial say, it worked fine,
>> but the factory method still need to get the initial artist class to
>> know the type, then ask cayenne again to give the right class to
>> instantiate.
>>
>> I think there may be another way to get the object without doing this
>> double call to objectForPK.
>>
>> public static Artist getArtist(String id) {
>>
>> if (id == null || id.equals(""))
>> return null;
>>
>> DataContext context = DataContext.getThreadDataContext();
>>
>> Artist c = (Artist) DataObjectUtils.objectForPK(context,
>> Artist.class, Integer.parseInt(id));
>>
>> if (c.getTipoEnum() == EnumTipoArtist.EXPERT)
>> return (Artist) DataObjectUtils.objectForPK(context,
>> ExpertArtist.class, Integer.parseInt(id));
>> else
>> return c;
>> }
>>
>> Thanks
>> Hans
>>
>> ----- "Dave Lamy" <davelam..mail.com> escribió:
>>
>> > Hey Hans--
>> >
>> > While I'm certain that the inheritance structure isn't data based
>> to
>> > you, I
>> > imagine that Cayenne is going to HAVE to have a data value to know
>> > which
>> > subclass to instantiate. It's effectively going to get back a row
>> > from the
>> > Artist table and be asked to transform that row into an Artist
>> object.
>> > How
>> > can it determine which kind? Through some sort of data analysis.
>> > Either a
>> > particular attribute value (ARTIST_TYPE) or via a linked table
>> > structure
>> > (don't think Cayenne supports that yet?). That data attribute
>> should
>> > not be
>> > of particular importance to your application, however. It's just
>> an
>> > ORM
>> > crutch.
>> >
>> > Dave
>> >
>> > On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 8:41 AM, <han..elinux.cl> wrote:
>> >
>> > > Michael,
>> > >
>> > > Thank you, i already saw it, but my intent was to make it
>> entirely
>> > outside
>> > > cayenne mappings, the problem i need to solve is just behavioral,
>> > not data
>> > > based... by the way, it's not clear how to try the example using
>> > the
>> > > modeler: creating an empty class with no attributes or something.
>> > >
>> > > Hans
>> > >
>> > > ----- "Michael Gentry" <mgentr..asslight.net> escribió:
>> > >
>> > > > Is this what you are after?
>> > > >
>> > > > http://cayenne.apache.org/doc/handling-inheritance.html
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 7:46 PM, <han..elinux.cl> wrote:
>> > > > > Hi,
>> > > > >
>> > > > > I'm trying to implement a factory method pattern based on a
>> > cayenne
>> > > > data object.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Say for example i have a class (cayenne based) called Artist,
>> i
>> > want
>> > > > to make a subclass of Artist, say ExpertArtist that implements
>> > some
>> > > > specific behavior.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Actually i have a big static Factory class that give me the
>> all
>> > > > objects, i have a method like this:
>> > > > >
>> > > > > public static Artist getArtist(String id) {
>> > > > >
>> > > > > if (id == null || id.equals(""))
>> > > > > return null;
>> > > > >
>> > > > > DataContext context =
>> > > > DataContext.getThreadDataContext();
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Artist object = (Artist)
>> > > > DataObjectUtils.objectForPK(
>> > > > > context, Artist.class,
>> > > > Integer.parseInt(id));
>> > > > > return object;
>> > > > > }
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Obviously i can declare ExpertArtist as an subclass of
>> Artist.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > package xxx.xxx;
>> > > > >
>> > > > > public class EspertArtist extends Artist {
>> > > > > public String getName() {
>> > > > > return super.getName() + " i'am expert !!";
>> > > > > }
>> > > > > }
>> > > > >
>> > > > > I've tried to instantiate an ExpertArtist, just modifying the
>> > > > Factory method, with no results. I don't know how to bouild the
>> > parent
>> > > > class calling super or something...
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Obviously these are not the real classes, the actual classes
>> > are
>> > > > really big and this solution: just modifying the factory method
>> is
>> > the
>> > > > best for me.
>> > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Thanks
>> > > > > Hans
>> > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > >
>> > > --
>> > > Hans Poo, WeLinux S.A.
>> > > Oficina: 697.25.42, Celular: 09-319.93.05
>> > > Bombero Ossa # 1010, Santiago
>> > >
>> > >
>>
>> --
>> Hans Poo, WeLinux S.A.
>> Oficina: 697.25.42, Celular: 09-319.93.05
>> Bombero Ossa # 1010, Santiago
>
> --
> Hans Poo, WeLinux S.A.
> Oficina: 697.25.42, Celular: 09-319.93.05
> Bombero Ossa # 1010, Santiago
>
>
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