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Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 09:59:56 -0400 (GMT-04:00)
From: hans@welinux.cl
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Subject: Re: Factory method subclassing cayenne data objects
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List,

I'm answering myself, but may be of help to somebody.

Finally i have found the problem: The Qualifier (or Discriminator) has to b=
e of type character and not Integer.

...my first intent was to use integer in order to follow our local policies=
 for enumerations.

Hans


----- hans@welinux.cl escribi=C3=B3:

> Dave,
>=20
> 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.=20
>=20
> I think there may be another way to get the object without doing this
> double call to objectForPK.
>=20
> =09public static Artist getArtist(String id) {
>=20
> =09=09if (id =3D=3D null || id.equals(""))
> =09=09=09return null;
>=20
> =09=09DataContext context =3D DataContext.getThreadDataContext();
>=20
> =09=09Artist c =3D (Artist) DataObjectUtils.objectForPK(context,
> =09=09=09=09Artist.class, Integer.parseInt(id));
>=20
> =09=09if (c.getTipoEnum() =3D=3D EnumTipoArtist.EXPERT)
> =09=09=09return (Artist) DataObjectUtils.objectForPK(context,
> =09=09=09=09=09ExpertArtist.class, Integer.parseInt(id));
> =09=09else
> =09=09=09return c;
> =09}
>=20
> Thanks
> Hans
>=20
> ----- "Dave Lamy" <davelamy@gmail.com> escribi=C3=B3:
>=20
> > Hey Hans--
> >=20
> > 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.=20
> > 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.
> >=20
> > Dave
> >=20
> > On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 8:41 AM, <hans@welinux.cl> wrote:
> >=20
> > > 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" <mgentry@masslight.net> escribi=C3=B3:
> > >
> > > > Is this what you are after?
> > > >
> > > > http://cayenne.apache.org/doc/handling-inheritance.html
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 7:46 PM,  <hans@welinux.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 =3D=3D null || id.equals(""))
> > > > >                         return null;
> > > > >
> > > > >                 DataContext context =3D
> > > > DataContext.getThreadDataContext();
> > > > >
> > > > >                 Artist object =3D (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
> > >
> > >
>=20
> --=20
> Hans Poo, WeLinux S.A.
> Oficina: 697.25.42, Celular: 09-319.93.05
> Bombero Ossa # 1010, Santiago

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Hans Poo, WeLinux S.A.
Oficina: 697.25.42, Celular: 09-319.93.05
Bombero Ossa # 1010, Santiago