Hi Joel,
> I noticed in the mapping tool that there are only choices for object
> types (ie. Integer, Boolean, String). I didn't see any scalars (ie. int,
> char, boolean). When I searched the documentation and newsgroup this
> never seemed to come up. Are scalars supported, and if not, what is the
> common idiom? Do I write scalar getters and setters in my subclass? I
> tend to want to map properties that are nullable as objects (ie.
> Boolean), and those that are not nullable as scalars (ie. boolean).
Yes, getter and setters is the way to go.
> Also, can I map a custom type
> (say "PhoneNum", or "Zip")?
Yes you can. You need to register an ExtendedType that tells Cayenne how
to map your custom type to JDBC -
http://objectstyle.org/cayenne/userguide/access-stack/extended-types.html
Andrus
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