[Axualize-users] Java Constants; include for XMLs

[Alexandru P. <ale...@ya...>]

Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 04:58:47 -0800 (PST) 
From:  "Russell White" <rus...@ya...>
Subject: Re: Java Constants; include for XMLs 
To: "Alexandru Pitis" <ale...@ya...> 
CC: mat...@vf... 
       
 


Alex,

It is good to hear from you. I would be nice if you could cross post 
this on
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--- Alexandru Pitis <ale...@ya...> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> Since a while I am working on a project that uses Axualize to 
automatically
> build the GUI from XMLs. This approach fits quite well the needs.
Excelent. Ours too, we are using it on several large projects.
> 
> I still have some open points. Maybe you can help. I would be quite 
grateful.
> 
> 1. Is there any support in Axualize for using in XMLs the constants 
from the
> java classes?
> For instance, I want to write in the XML the code:
> java.awt.GridBagConstraints.SOUTH and not the value 15 that is the 
actual
> value of the SOUTH constant.
> I know it is possible to extend Axualize with tag handlers, but I was
> thinking that I missed some capabilities provided by Axualize. Or, 
should
> such a tag be written by me?
Constants in java are simply public static final fields. Thus to refer 
to one
in Axualize is this simple: 
<object class="java.awt.GridBagConstraints" field="SOUTH"/>
If you are using GridBagLayout you may wish to investigate the
<GridBagConstraints/> tag and TagHandler which greatly simply the 
process.
> 
> 2. There is about an XML that increased along the time. I would like 
to split
> it. Is there any "include" functionality that would include in one 
XML
> another one? Something like the 
> <load-classes href="file:/..." /> tag, but for actualizing another 
XML file
> and including the result of the included one in the XML that 
specifies the
> inclusion.
Yes, this is a core feature. Checkout the <process>, <get> ,and <post> 
tags.

The process tag processes(or includes if you will) an XML document from 
a URL.
The get and post tags do the same thing exception that they directly 
relate to
HTTP requests and have the ability to pass Maps of Objects as HTTP 
parameters.
The <get> and <post> tags also keep track of cookies so session 
management is
included automatically.
> 
> 
> Many thanks in advance,
> Alex
> 
No problem.

WR
Russ

 



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