Re: [Springframework-developer] Spring bean factory XML format

[Isabelle M. <isa...@me...>]

Hi Jean-Pierre,

your're right, it's too hot to think clearly right now :-(

Isabelle

On Wed, May 28, 2003 at 12:44:07PM +0200, jp....@ti... wrote:
> Hi Isabelle,
> 
> We are on the same wavelength, just a little "booboo" as you say:
> the "element" elements were not closed in your example:
>   <element refid="alpha"/>
> is what you probably would type. ;)
> 
> Jean-Pierre
> 
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> 
> From      : spr...@li...
> To          : rod...@in...
> Cc          : spr...@li...
> Date      : Wed, 28 May 2003 12:32:42 +0200
> Subject : Re: [Springframework-developer] Spring bean factory XML format
> 
> HI Rod,
> 
> Do it the way JP suggested :
> 
> <bean id="foo">
>  <property name="moo">moo</property>
>  <property name="coll">
>   <element refid="alpha">
>   <element refid="beta>
>  </property>
> </bean>
> 
> Isabelle
> 
> On Wed, May 28, 2003 at 06:17:54AM -0400, rod...@in... wrote:
> > Isabelle, 
> > 
> > OK, we can change name -> id when defining all beans, and use 
> > refid for references.
> > 
> > The only problem I see with your syntax below...
> > 
> > <property name="thefoo" refid="foo/>
> > <property name="moo">moo</property>
> > 
> > ...is that I can't see how it would support collections. I 
> > see this as a major enhancement, possible with the original 
> > proposal, that had <value> and <ref> subelements.
> > 
> > I can easily change the XML parsing for whatever we agree. 
> > 
> > Regards,
> > Rod
> > 
> > > Hi Rod,
> > > 
> > > There is one thing I do not like about your proposed 
> > syntax: you use <ref
> > > name="xxx"> is used in two different contexts, one when you 
> > define a bean
> > > that can serve as a reference, and once when you refer to 
> > such a bean from
> > > another bean.
> > > That's confusing. It would be better to define with for ex. 
> > an id attribute,
> > > and reference with a refid attribute:
> > > 
> > > <bean name="foo" id="foo"/>
> > > <bean name="bar" id="bar">
> > >   <property name="thefoo" refid="foo/>
> > >   <property name="moo">moo</property>
> > > </bean>
> > > <bean name=baz>
> > >   <property name="bla">blabla</property>
> > > </bean>
> > > 
> > > Note that bean bar can in turn be referenced from other 
> > beans, thanks to its
> > > id attribute. Bean baz cannot be referenced, because it 
> > doesn't have an id
> > > attribute.
> > > 
> > > A validating parser will not help you make sure that bean 
> > foo really exists
> > > when referenced, and neither will a DTD.
> > > 
> > > Isabelle
> > 
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