[Jcframework-info] New Release of AtomsFramework

[Richard B. <rb...@ar...>]

Hi Everyone,

This new release of the AtomsFramework sees a number of new additions.

1.  Structures can now be mapped (only via XML)
2.  Massive rework of object retrieval to reduce round tripping.  Under 
most circumstances your performance should improve, however if you have 
classes mapped against unindexed views you may notice a degradation in 
performance.
3.  Collections can now be data bound to datagrids.  See the new sample 
project for an example.
4.  Events get fired when a persistent object is loaded and when it is 
marked as dirty.  Collections will also fire an event when any object 
they contain is dirtied.
5.  The retrieve and find methods no longer need parameters.  This makes 
life easier for C# programmers :-)
6.  The Item property of persistent collections is now a default 
property.  C# code must change to use [] syntax instead of the 
get_Item() method.
7.  A new property exists for determining if an object is being loaded 
by the persistence broker - IsLoading.

I hope the changes make using the framework a little easier for you :-)

- Richard.