Re: [Springframework-developer] non-String keys for map entries

[Rod J. <rod...@in...>]

I think we should support this--I had somewhere last week =

where I could have used it (although it was easy enough to =

use another approach). =


I prefer Colin's syntax approach, although I think it can =

still be refined (not that I can think of how to do so off =

the top of my head).

---- Original message ----
>Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2=
004 09:58:40 -0400
>From: Colin Sampaleanu <col...@ex...>  =

>Subject: Re: [Springframework-developer] non-String keys for =

map entries  =

>To: spr...@li...
>
>I agree it wou=
ld be very good to have. I've been hit a few =

times by the =

>lack.
>
>I am ok with your syntax, given that probably most of the =

uses will =

>still be the simple case. An alternative would be to have =

another kind =

>of entry allowed
>
><map>
>  <complexentry>
>    <key>
>      <ref=
 bean=3D"myKey"/>
>    </key>
>    <value>
>      <ref bean=3D"myTarg=
et"/>
>    </value>
>  </complexentry>
></map>
>
>'complexentry' is=
 just a name I came up with now. I don't =

really like it =

>or think it that suitable...
>
>Colin
>
>
>j=FCrgen h=F6ller [werk=
3AT] wrote:
>
>>A colleague of mine just suggested that <entry> tags i=
n XML =

bean definitions should also support non-String keys: After =

all, a java.util.Map can take any Object as key.
>>
>>So instead of ju=
st the current:
>>
>><map>
>>  <entry key=3D"myKey">
>>    <ref bean=
=3D"myTarget"/>
>>  </entry>
>></map>
>>
>>We could also support som=
ething like the following:
>>
>><map>
>>  <entry>
>>    <key>
>>   =
   <ref bean=3D"myKey"/>
>>    </key>
>>    <ref bean=3D"myTarget"/>
=
>>  </entry>
>></map>
>>
>>The problem is the syntax: It looks odd to=
 have the <ref> =

Map value at the same level as the <key> subtag, with the =

latter having a nested <ref> again...
>>
>>Any ideas?
>>
>>Juergen
=
>>
>>
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