RE: [Springframework-developer] Description element in XML bean definitions

[Mark P. <mar...@co...>]

Hi,

It would be nice to access programatically if we expose any beans via
jmx...although we could also get the same functionality by using a
default "JavaDoc" attribute that would capture the comments from the
source code and expose them at runtime.... This might a good approach if
keeping these descriptions in sync is important.  It could be the
default mechanism if no other description is provided.

Cheers,
- Mark

-----Original Message-----
From: spr...@li...
[mailto:spr...@li...] On Behalf
Of Rod Johnson
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 6:21 AM
To: spr...@li...
Subject: [Springframework-developer] Description element in XML bean
definitions


I've added optional <description> elements to allow user documentation
in XML bean definition documents.  The string values are not currently
available programmatically, although I'll add this if there's a
compelling reason. (I was tempted to add it anyway, but then I
remembered YAGNI!)

Following discussion on the web site, I've used an element
everywhere--no attributes.

Description can now be the first element for any beans, bean, property
or constructor-arg element, like this:

<beans>
    <description>
        Parent application context for my very special web application.
        Contains transactioin definitions...
    <description>

    <bean id="x" class="y">
        <description>My special x bean</description>
        <property name="foo">
            <description>xxxx</description>
           <value>bar</value>
        </property>
    </bean>

Thomas, can you please update the DTD on the web site?

Regards,
Rod




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