#2 Mapping questions

[DM192]

Hi Alex,

When we add a mapping for an entity where the translator already has its own mapping, how are the two mappings combined?

If the new mapping overlays the old, is there a way to say that all the original mappings are to be ignored?

Is there a way to map the uses of an annotation, eg @MyAnno("value") ?

Many thanks /Dave

[Alexandre FAU]

Hi,

I made many changes with the last version but your mapping "must" override the existing one.

[DM192]

Hi Alex,

So if mappings for MyClass, methods a, b and c are defined in the base translator,
And then we define mapping MyClass, method b the mappings for a and c are removed,
correct?

Is there a way to map uses of java annotations, such as @MyAnno(":value") ??

Thanks /Dave

[Alexandre FAU]

"Normally", you keep the old mappings.

No annotation but you can put mapping in comments for class/method/field

[DM192]

Ah! So in the normal case my example would have a new mapping for b and still use old mapping for a and c. Are there ways to change this normal behaviour ??

For annotation, do you mean something like /* insert_here:[CSharpAttribute("value")] */ before the class/method/field ??

/D

[Alexandre FAU]

Arggg . I work a lot to repair that behavior and you ask me to not have it :-)
So your need is to "remove" an existing mapping isn't it ? If yes it could be possible. Can you register a "wish" (feature request) for that ?

My fault I misunderstand you about annotation stuff.
You want a full support (definition and call) for annotation or add a new annotation usage to a field/class/method ?

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[DM192]

My first interest was to understand how overlaid mappings work, not alter your excellent work.
In many cases the way things work today are what is required, but I can imagine that completely replacing a whole class mapping might be useful in some cases.
I will add a wish request.

I guess I was trying to see how close we could come to mapping existng jave annotation implementations into C# attributes, so full support for definition and call. But being able to map just the calls would get the largest part of the work done.

Many thanks /D