Use of constructor in abs class?

What is the use of writing constructors in abstract class?

You would use an abstract class's constructor to initialize the state of an object of that class, just the same as any other class.

Similar Messages

  • What is the use of constructors

    what is the use of constructors in abstract class when we cannot instantiate the class

    Double posted and answered.
    http://forum.java.sun.com/thread.jspa?threadID=740376

  • Why could the "this" be used in the constructor of a class?

    We often see this kind of code below:
    public class myClass1 {
    private List list;
    public myClass1(String aStr){
    this.list = new List(12, false); // The "this" is what confuses me.
    The code above seems nature. But the question is that the "this" means "the instance of the current class", and we say that the instance of a class initiates after the constructor of the class is invoked.
    How could it happen that the JVM knows "this" before it class is initiated ?

    I have found that this convention very helpful, especially when you remember that you're using the new operator:class MyClass
      int x;
      int y;
      public MyClass ( int newx, newy )
        x = newx;
        y = newy;
      void setPos ( int newx, newy )
        x = newx;
        y = newy;
    }This avoids the unnecessary use of this
    Doug

  • Problem with constructor of inner class.

    Hi everybody!
    I have an applet which loads images from a database.
    i want to draw the images in a textarea, so i wrote an inner class, which extends textarea and overrides the paint method.
    but everytime i try to disply the applet in the browser this happens:
    java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: WohnungSuchenApplet$Malfl�che
    at java.lang.Class.getDeclaredConstructors0(Native Method)
    at java.lang.Class.privateGetDeclaredConstructors(Class.java:1590)
    at java.lang.Class.getConstructor0(Class.java:1762)
    at java.lang.Class.newInstance0(Class.java:276)
    at java.lang.Class.newInstance(Class.java:259)
    at sun.applet.AppletPanel.createApplet(AppletPanel.java:567)
    at sun.plugin.AppletViewer.createApplet(AppletViewer.java:1778)
    at sun.applet.AppletPanel.runLoader(AppletPanel.java:496)
    at sun.applet.AppletPanel.run(AppletPanel.java:293)
    at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:536)
    so my class has no own constructor, it just has the paint method overwritten.
    my class looks like this:
    public class Malfl�che extends javax.swing.JTextArea{
    public void paint(Graphics g){
    Color grey=new Color(220,220,220);
    g.drawImage(img,10,10,null);
    how should a constructor for this class look like?
    sorry i am quite new to this, so i really dont have a clue!
    my class does not have any attributes or requires any so it doesnt need a constructor, doesnt it?
    thanks a lot
    tim

    First off, unlike regular classes, inner classes can be declared public, private, protected, and default.
    Secondly, why are you using the JTextArea to display an image, why not use a JLabel, which takes an Image object as its constructor.
    Thirdly, when you drew your image you did not give it a width and height
    g.drawImage(img, 0,0, img.getWidth(null), img.getHeight(null), null);
    otherwise it will make your image 1 X 1 pixels. not big enough to see.

  • How can I use multiple constructor

    Hi,
    I have some problem to using multiple constructor in java. It shows some error while compiling the following program. can any one give better solution for me.......
    public class Test6{
       public Test6(){
    this(4);    /*
    C:\Test6.java:5: cannot find symbol
    symbol  : constructor Test6(int)
    location: class Test6
    this(4);
      Test6(byte var){
    System.out.println(var);
    public static void main(String[] args){
    Test6 t6 = new Test6();
    }

    A number like 4 is an integer literal. So, you are passing an int to a function that is defined to accept a byte, hence you have a type mismatch. You need to cast the integer literal to a byte before passing it to the function:
    this( (byte) 4);

  • NewInstance & constructor of base class

    When I instantiate a sub class directly (using new), the code in the constructor method of both base and sub classes run.
    When I instantiate using java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance, only the sub class's constructor method is invoked. Is there a way to force running the constructor method of the base class as well?
    Thanks & Regards.

    when I tried to build a simple code to show the problem, I realised that the problem is somewhere else - Still not solvable by me - Please help.
    Irrespective of whether new or Constructor.newInstance -
    The constructor method with appropriate signature is invoked from child class.
    The constructor method without any arguments is invoked from parent class. - This is the reason for my original problem.
    In the attached code, the variable xyz is not getting assigned proper value (from the argument a).
    public class Mainer {
       public static void main(String args[]) throws ClassNotFoundException, NoSuchMethodException, InstantiationException, IllegalAccessException, IllegalArgumentException, java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
           int inArg = 5;
           System.out.println("With new");
           ChldClass chld1 = new ChldClass(inArg);
           chld1.m1();
           System.out.println("With Constructor.newInstance");
           java.lang.reflect.Constructor ArgsConstructor;
           Class[] argsClass = new Class[] {int.class};
           Class chld2Class = Class.forName("ChldClass");
           ArgsConstructor = chld2Class.getConstructor(argsClass);
           Object[] argsObject = new Object[] {5};
           ChldClass chld2 = (ChldClass)ArgsConstructor.newInstance(argsObject);
           chld2.m1();
    class PrntClass
        int xyz;
            public PrntClass(int a)
                xyz = a;
                System.out.println("Int Arg Constructor within Parent Class <<<" + xyz + ">>>");
            public PrntClass()
                System.out.println("Default Constructor within Parent Class");
         public void m1()
              System.out.println("M1 of Parent Class");
    class ChldClass extends PrntClass
        public ChldClass(int a)
            System.out.println("Int Arg Constructor within Child");
         public void m1()
              System.out.println("Value of xyz "+xyz);
         public void m2()
              System.out.println("M2 of ChldClass");
    The result displayed:
    With new
    Default Constructor within Parent Class
    Int Arg Constructor within Child
    Value of xyz 0
    With Constructor.newInstance
    Default Constructor within Parent Class
    Int Arg Constructor within Child
    Value of xyz 0
    Thanks & Regards.

  • Flash Player use to execute the main class entry point before rendering. Now it does not

    Adobe Flash Player use to execute the main class entry point before rendering the first frame. Now using the latest browsers and Flash Player 11.8 (11.8.800.94, or 11.8.800.97 for Chrome).
    With one of our swf apps, there are visual display objects on the first frame of the timeline. When the main class constructor is executed, those display objects are set to visible = false. So previously those display objects were never displayed because the first frame did not render until after the main class code was ran.
    Now when we browse to the our website, we find that those display objects are visible for a split moment of time (such as a quarter of a second).
    It appears that this may be a bug. We are wondering this could be new behavior based on loading/unloading the swf to optimize CPU usage and that Flash Player is taking a snapshot of the internal state of the first frame and displaying the cached snapshot before it actually loads.
    So...Chris (or other Adobe representative), is Flash Player supposed to be rendering the display before any code executes it runs the main class?

    Not that I'm aware of.  If this is something that just started with 11.8, then we could be running into some sort of bug injection.  Could you please open a new bug report on this over at bugbase.adobe.com?  When adding the bug, please include sample code, application or URL so we can quickly test this out internally.  If you'd like to keep this private, feel free to email the attachment to me directly ([email protected]). 
    Once added, please post back with the bug number and we'll investigate from there.

  • V.Important: How to use se24 to build a class step by step:  Points assured

    hi all
    I am new to OO based abap programming.  I want to build a class using SE24 but i dont know where to put the various pieces of code in SE24.
    Can anyone please provide a step by step procedure (including screenshots) on how to use SE24 to build a class using most of the features like constructor, attributes , interface , friend etc.
    Documents would be more helpful as compared to links.
    Points will be awarded
    thanks in advance

    Hi,
    Just follow the below givenlink. Using this you can create a class in SE24.
    http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/b3/f4b1406fecef0fe10000000a1550b0/content.htm
    I think the below document would be
    a very good introduction
    https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/0a33479c-0b01-0010-7485-dc8c09d6bc69
    See the Following Dem Program:
    DEMO_ABAP_OBJECTS Complete Demonstration for ABAP Objects
    DEMO_ABAP_OBJECTS_CONTROLS GUI Controls on Screen
    DEMO_ABAP_OBJECTS_DIALOG_BOX Splitter Control for Screen with Dialog Box
    DEMO_ABAP_OBJECTS_EVENTS Demonstration of Events in ABAP Objects
    DEMO_ABAP_OBJECTS_GENERAL ABAP Objects Demonstration
    DEMO_ABAP_OBJECTS_METHODS Demonstration of Methods in ABAP Objects
    DEMO_ABAP_OBJECTS_SPLIT_SCREEN Splitter Control on Screen
    Regards,
    Padmam.

  • Getting Private Constructor of a Class

    Hello all,
    Is there any way to get the private constructor as we get the public constructors using Class.getConstructors() ?
    getConstructors() method is not returning the private constructors, but I need the info about the private constructors also....so if it is possible, please let me know...
    Thanks

    tullio0106 wrote:
    I know, however it's also impossible to invoke private methods but, using reflection, You can.That's a complete different thing. If the private method is not static, it is invoked on the current instance.
    Is it also possible to use private constructors in the same way.
    The problem I'm facing is to create a new instance of a class which extends another class and I need to use a private constructor of the superclass (I've no sources of that superclass).First, the Constructor of a class has to invoke a Constructor of a superclass as the first operation (either implicitely invoking an empty constructor or explicitely). There is no way to do any other operation before that. Second, a reflectively fetched Constructor instance always only can create instances of the class it is defined at (using newInstance()). So, yes, you could get access to a private Constructor. With that, you may be able to create a new instance of the class it is defined for. But that's about it.

  • Use of constructor

    hi could u explain the use of constructors....
    in one class i have 2 constructors ..one is no argument constructor and second one is with arguments...... what these two constructors will do??....

    The constructor that matches the method's invocation (no arg or arg) will be executed. See this tutorial for more explanation:
    http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/java/data/objectcreation.html

  • Use a method from another class in another package?

    How can I use a method from another class in another package?

    WhiteJ wrote:
    What do you mean by "new keyword?" You posted this previously:
    I tried that, it seems to not be working. I want to use the constructor from the other class. I imported it, using this piece of code:
    import components.FileChooser;
    components.FileChoser();
    Typically if I am going to call a constructor on a class called Fubar, I'd use new to create a new object:
    Fubar myFubar = new Fubar();Incidently, is it a simple typo in your post or are you trying to use a FileChoser object when it should be FileChooser?

  • Using filenames to create a class

    hello everybody!!
    i wanto to know something i've read into some docs (i dont remember where) some time ago...
    i read that we can create an instance of a class at runtime having only the filename (.class) of the class. for example, i wanto to create a function like this:
    public Object createByFile(String classFileName)
    Object xyz = new Object();
    xyz = functionToCreate(classFileName);
    is there any way that i can do that? i'm working on an application where i won�t know what class i'll have to instantiate at coding time
    thanx in advance

    You can easily create an instance of a class by name. Using the class name (without the .class) you can call the following code.
    Class newClass = Class.forName( className );
    Object myObject = newClass.newInstance();
    Note that the above code will only work if there is a constructor which does not take any parameters. To create a class that contains a constructor that takes parameters you must locate the constructor using something like this:
    Class parameterTypes[] = new Class[] { java.lang.String.class };
    Constructor myConstructor = newClass.getConstructor( parameterTypes );
    then using the constructor call the newInstance method of the constructor passing an object array of the same parameter types defined above:
    Object myArray[] = new Object[] { "Test String" }
    myObject = myConstructor.newInstance( myArray );
    See the getConstructor() documentation on the Class object and the newInstance() method of the Constructor object for a little more help on the parameters
    myObject = myConstructor.newInstance( new Object[] { "Test String" } );

  • RE: [iPlanet-JATO] Re: Use Of models in utility classes

    Hi all,
    if you add the following to your spider2jato.xml
    It will automatically map your CSpDataObject.executeImmediate to use
    ExecuteImmediateUtil.executeImmediateSelect with the arguments mapped as
    well.
    Kostas
    <mapping-rule>
    <mapping-rule-primarymatch>
    <![CDATA[CSpDataObject[.\s]*executeImmediate[\s]*\(([^,]*),([^)]*)\)]]>
    </mapping-rule-primarymatch>
    <mapping-rule-replacement>
    <mapping-rule-match>
    <![CDATA[CSpDataObject[.\s]*executeImmediate[\s]*\(([^,]*),([^)]*)\)]]>
    </mapping-rule-match>
    <mapping-rule-substitute>
    <![CDATA[ExecuteImmediateUtil.executeImmediateSelect($1,$2,
    getRequestContext())]]>
    </mapping-rule-substitute>
    </mapping-rule-replacement>
    </mapping-rule>
    -----Original Message-----
    From: Matthew Stevens
    Cc: vnamboori@y...
    Sent: 11/29/01 11:23 AM
    Subject: RE: [iPlanet-JATO] Re: Use Of models in utility classes
    Namburi,
    I have included an example in the file ExecuteImmediateUtil.java
    The Yahoo Group will not handle the attached file we will put it in the
    Files section shortly.
    matt
    -----Original Message-----
    From: vnamboori@y... [mailto:<a href="/group/SunONE-JATO/post?protectID=081071113213093190112061186248100253094145066046167121181">vnamboori@y...</a>]
    Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 12:29 PM
    Subject: [iPlanet-JATO] Re: Use Of models in utility classes
    Matt,
    For CSpSelect.executeImmediate() I have an example of custom helpermethod as a replacement which uses JDBC results instead of
    CSpDBResult.
    Can you send me this example.
    Thanks
    Namburi
    --- In iPlanet-JATO@y..., "Matthew Stevens" <matthew.stevens@E...>
    wrote:
    Namburi,
    I will post a document to the group site this evening which has thedetails
    on various tactics of migrating these type of utilities.Essentially, you
    either need to convert these utilities to Models themselves or keepthe
    utilities as is and simply use the
    RequestManager.getRequestContext.getModelManager().getModel()
    to statically access Models.
    For CSpSelect.executeImmediate() I have an example of custom helpermethod
    as a replacement whicch uses JDBC results instead of CSpDBResult.
    matt
    -----Original Message-----
    From: vnamboori@y... [mailto:<a href="/group/SunONE-JATO/post?protectID=081071113213093190112061186248100208071048">vnamboori@y...</a>]
    Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 3:24 PM
    Subject: [iPlanet-JATO] Use Of models in utility classes
    Hi All,
    In the present ND project we have lots of utility classes. These
    classes in diffrent directory. Not part of nd pages.
    In these classes we access the dataobjects and do the
    manipulations.
    So we access dataobjects directly like
    CSpider.getDataObject("do....");
    and then execute it.
    Since the migration tool does not do much of conversion for these
    utilities we have to do manually.
    My question is Can we access the the models in the post migration
    sameway or do we need requestContext?
    We have lots of utility classes which are DataObject intensive.Can
    someone suggest a better way to migrate this kind of code.
    Thanks
    Namburi
    [email protected]
    For more information about JATO, please visit:
    http://developer.iplanet.com/tech/appserver/framework/index.jsp
    [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
    For more information about JATO, please visit:
    http://developer.iplanet.com/tech/appserver/framework/index.jsp
    [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

    Hi all,
    if you add the following to your spider2jato.xml
    It will automatically map your CSpDataObject.executeImmediate to use
    ExecuteImmediateUtil.executeImmediateSelect with the arguments mapped as
    well.
    Kostas
    <mapping-rule>
    <mapping-rule-primarymatch>
    <![CDATA[CSpDataObject[.\s]*executeImmediate[\s]*\(([^,]*),([^)]*)\)]]>
    </mapping-rule-primarymatch>
    <mapping-rule-replacement>
    <mapping-rule-match>
    <![CDATA[CSpDataObject[.\s]*executeImmediate[\s]*\(([^,]*),([^)]*)\)]]>
    </mapping-rule-match>
    <mapping-rule-substitute>
    <![CDATA[ExecuteImmediateUtil.executeImmediateSelect($1,$2,
    getRequestContext())]]>
    </mapping-rule-substitute>
    </mapping-rule-replacement>
    </mapping-rule>
    -----Original Message-----
    From: Matthew Stevens
    Cc: vnamboori@y...
    Sent: 11/29/01 11:23 AM
    Subject: RE: [iPlanet-JATO] Re: Use Of models in utility classes
    Namburi,
    I have included an example in the file ExecuteImmediateUtil.java
    The Yahoo Group will not handle the attached file we will put it in the
    Files section shortly.
    matt
    -----Original Message-----
    From: vnamboori@y... [mailto:<a href="/group/SunONE-JATO/post?protectID=081071113213093190112061186248100253094145066046167121181">vnamboori@y...</a>]
    Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 12:29 PM
    Subject: [iPlanet-JATO] Re: Use Of models in utility classes
    Matt,
    For CSpSelect.executeImmediate() I have an example of custom helpermethod as a replacement which uses JDBC results instead of
    CSpDBResult.
    Can you send me this example.
    Thanks
    Namburi
    --- In iPlanet-JATO@y..., "Matthew Stevens" <matthew.stevens@E...>
    wrote:
    Namburi,
    I will post a document to the group site this evening which has thedetails
    on various tactics of migrating these type of utilities.Essentially, you
    either need to convert these utilities to Models themselves or keepthe
    utilities as is and simply use the
    RequestManager.getRequestContext.getModelManager().getModel()
    to statically access Models.
    For CSpSelect.executeImmediate() I have an example of custom helpermethod
    as a replacement whicch uses JDBC results instead of CSpDBResult.
    matt
    -----Original Message-----
    From: vnamboori@y... [mailto:<a href="/group/SunONE-JATO/post?protectID=081071113213093190112061186248100208071048">vnamboori@y...</a>]
    Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 3:24 PM
    Subject: [iPlanet-JATO] Use Of models in utility classes
    Hi All,
    In the present ND project we have lots of utility classes. These
    classes in diffrent directory. Not part of nd pages.
    In these classes we access the dataobjects and do the
    manipulations.
    So we access dataobjects directly like
    CSpider.getDataObject("do....");
    and then execute it.
    Since the migration tool does not do much of conversion for these
    utilities we have to do manually.
    My question is Can we access the the models in the post migration
    sameway or do we need requestContext?
    We have lots of utility classes which are DataObject intensive.Can
    someone suggest a better way to migrate this kind of code.
    Thanks
    Namburi
    [email protected]
    For more information about JATO, please visit:
    http://developer.iplanet.com/tech/appserver/framework/index.jsp
    [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
    For more information about JATO, please visit:
    http://developer.iplanet.com/tech/appserver/framework/index.jsp
    [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

  • Re: [iPlanet-JATO] Re: Use Of models in utility classes - Pease don't forget about the regular expression potential

    Namburi,
    When you said you used the Reg Exp tool, did you use it only as
    preconfigured by the iMT migrate application wizard?
    Because the default configuration of the regular expression tool will only
    target the files in your ND project directories. If you wish to target
    classes outside of the normal directory scope, you have to either modify the
    "Source Directory" property OR create another instance of the regular
    expression tool. See the "Tool" menu in the iMT to create additional tool
    instances which can each be configured to target different sets of files
    using different sets of rules.
    Usually, I utilize 3 different sets of rules files on a given migration:
    spider2jato.xml
    these are the generic conversion rules (but includes the optimized rules for
    ViewBean and Model based code, i.e. these rules do not utilize the
    RequestManager since it is not needed for code running inside the ViewBean
    or Model classes)
    I run these rules against all files.
    See the file download section of this forum for periodic updates to these
    rules.
    nonProjectFileRules.xml
    these include rules that add the necessary
    RequestManager.getRequestContext(). etc prefixes to many of the common
    calls.
    I run these rules against user module and any other classes that do not are
    not ModuleServlet, ContainerView, or Model classes.
    appXRules.xml
    these rules include application specific changes that I discover while
    working on the project. A common thing here is changing import statements
    (since the migration tool moves ND project code into different jato
    packaging structure, you sometime need to adjust imports in non-project
    classes that previously imported ND project specific packages)
    So you see, you are not limited to one set of rules at all. Just be careful
    to keep track of your backups (the regexp tool provides several options in
    its Expert Properties related to back up strategies).
    ----- Original Message -----
    From: <vnamboori@y...>
    Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2001 6:08 AM
    Subject: [iPlanet-JATO] Re: Use Of models in utility classes - Pease don't
    forget about the regular expression potential
    Thanks Matt, Mike, Todd
    This is a great input for our migration. Though we used the existing
    Regular Expression Mapping tool, we did not change this to meet our
    own needs as mentioned by Mike.
    We would certainly incorporate this to ease our migration.
    Namburi
    --- In iPlanet-JATO@y..., "Todd Fast" <toddwork@c...> wrote:
    All--
    Great response. By the way, the Regular Expression Tool uses thePerl5 RE
    syntax as implemented by Apache OROMatcher. If you're doing lotsof these
    sorts of migration changes manually, you should definitely buy theO'Reilly
    book "Mastering Regular Expressions" and generate some rules toautomate the
    conversion. Although they are definitely confusing at first,regular
    expressions are fairly easy to understand with some documentation,and are
    superbly effective at tackling this kind of migration task.
    Todd
    ----- Original Message -----
    From: "Mike Frisino" <Michael.Frisino@S...>
    Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 5:20 PM
    Subject: Re: [iPlanet-JATO] Use Of models in utility classes -Pease don't
    forget about the regular expression potential
    Also, (and Matt's document may mention this)
    Please bear in mind that this statement is not totally correct:
    Since the migration tool does not do much of conversion for
    these
    utilities we have to do manually.Remember, the iMT is a SUITE of tools. There is the extractiontool, and
    the translation tool, and the regular expression tool, and severalother
    smaller tools (like the jar and compilation tools). It is correctto state
    that the extraction and translation tools only significantlyconvert the
    primary ND project objects (the pages, the data objects, and theproject
    classes). The extraction and translation tools do minimumtranslation of the
    User Module objects (i.e. they repackage the user module classes inthe new
    jato module packages). It is correct that for all other utilityclasses
    which are not formally part of the ND project, the extraction and
    translation tools do not perform any migration.
    However, the regular expression tool can "migrate" any arbitrary
    file
    (utility classes etc) to the degree that the regular expressionrules
    correlate to the code present in the arbitrary file. So first andforemost,
    if you have alot of spider code in your non-project classes youshould
    consider using the regular expression tool and if warranted adding
    additional rules to reduce the amount of manual adjustments thatneed to be
    made. I can stress this enough. We can even help you write theregular
    expression rules if you simply identify the code pattern you wish to
    convert. Just because there is not already a regular expressionrule to
    match your need does not mean it can't be written. We have notnearly
    exhausted the possibilities.
    For example if you say, we need to convert
    CSpider.getDataObject("X");
    To
    RequestManager.getRequestContext().getModelManager().getModel(XModel.class);
    Maybe we or somebody else in the list can help write that regularexpression if it has not already been written. For instance in thelast
    updated spider2jato.xml file there is already aCSpider.getCommonPage("X")
    rule:
    <!--getPage to getViewBean-->
    <mapping-rule>
    <mapping-rule-primarymatch>
    <![CDATA[CSpider[.\s]*getPage[\s]*\(\"([^"]*)\"]]>
    </mapping-rule-primarymatch>
    <mapping-rule-replacement>
    <mapping-rule-match>
    <![CDATA[CSpider[.\s]*getPage[\s]*\(\"([^"]*)\"]]>
    </mapping-rule-match>
    <mapping-rule-substitute>
    <![CDATA[getViewBean($1ViewBean.class]]>
    </mapping-rule-substitute>
    </mapping-rule-replacement>
    </mapping-rule>
    Following this example a getDataObject to getModel would look
    like this:
    <mapping-rule>
    <mapping-rule-primarymatch>
    <![CDATA[CSpider[.\s]*getDataObject[\s]*\(\"([^"]*)\"]]>
    </mapping-rule-primarymatch>
    <mapping-rule-replacement>
    <mapping-rule-match>
    <![CDATA[CSpider[.\s]*getDataObject[\s]*\(\"([^"]*)\"]]>
    </mapping-rule-match>
    <mapping-rule-substitute>
    <![CDATA[getModel($1Model.class]]>
    </mapping-rule-substitute>
    </mapping-rule-replacement>
    </mapping-rule>
    In fact, one migration developer already wrote that rule andsubmitted it
    for inclusion in the basic set. I will post another upgrade to thebasic
    regular expression rule set, look for a "file uploaded" posting.Also,
    please consider contributing any additional generic rules that youhave
    written for inclusion in the basic set.
    Please not, that in some cases (Utility classes in particular)
    the rule
    application may be more effective as TWO sequention rules ratherthan one
    monolithic rule. Again using the example above, it will convert
    CSpider.getDataObject("Foo");
    To
    getModel(FooModel.class);
    Now that is the most effective conversion for that code if that
    code is in
    a page or data object class file. But if that code is in a Utilityclass you
    really want:
    >
    RequestManager.getRequestContext().getModelManager().getModel(FooModel.class
    So to go from
    getModel(FooModel.class);
    To
    RequestManager.getRequestContext().getModelManager().getModel(FooModel.class
    You would apply a second rule AND you would ONLY run this rule
    against
    your utility classes so that you would not otherwise affect yourViewBean
    and Model classes which are completely fine with the simplegetModel call.
    <mapping-rule>
    <mapping-rule-primarymatch>
    <![CDATA[getModel\(]]>
    </mapping-rule-primarymatch>
    <mapping-rule-replacement>
    <mapping-rule-match>
    <![CDATA[getModel\(]]>
    </mapping-rule-match>
    <mapping-rule-substitute>
    <![CDATA[RequestManager.getRequestContext().getModelManager().getModel(]]>
    </mapping-rule-substitute>
    </mapping-rule-replacement>
    </mapping-rule>
    A similer rule can be applied to getSession and other CSpider APIcalls.
    For instance here is the rule for converting getSession calls toleverage
    the RequestManager.
    <mapping-rule>
    <mapping-rule-primarymatch>
    <![CDATA[getSession\(\)\.]]>
    </mapping-rule-primarymatch>
    <mapping-rule-replacement>
    <mapping-rule-match>
    <![CDATA[getSession\(\)\.]]>
    </mapping-rule-match>
    <mapping-rule-substitute>
    <![CDATA[RequestManager.getSession().]]>
    </mapping-rule-substitute>
    </mapping-rule-replacement>
    </mapping-rule>
    ----- Original Message -----
    From: "Matthew Stevens" <matthew.stevens@e...>
    Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 12:56 PM
    Subject: RE: [iPlanet-JATO] Use Of models in utility classes
    Namburi,
    I will post a document to the group site this evening which has
    the
    details
    on various tactics of migrating these type of utilities.
    Essentially,
    you
    either need to convert these utilities to Models themselves or
    keep the
    utilities as is and simply use the
    RequestManager.getRequestContext.getModelManager().getModel()
    to statically access Models.
    For CSpSelect.executeImmediate() I have an example of customhelper
    method
    as a replacement whicch uses JDBC results instead of
    CSpDBResult.
    matt
    -----Original Message-----
    From: vnamboori@y... [mailto:<a href="/group/SunONE-JATO/post?protectID=081071113213093190112061186248100208071048">vnamboori@y...</a>]
    Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 3:24 PM
    Subject: [iPlanet-JATO] Use Of models in utility classes
    Hi All,
    In the present ND project we have lots of utility classes.
    These
    classes in diffrent directory. Not part of nd pages.
    In these classes we access the dataobjects and do themanipulations.
    So we access dataobjects directly like
    CSpider.getDataObject("do....");
    and then execute it.
    Since the migration tool does not do much of conversion forthese
    utilities we have to do manually.
    My question is Can we access the the models in the postmigration
    sameway or do we need requestContext?
    We have lots of utility classes which are DataObjectintensive. Can
    someone suggest a better way to migrate this kind of code.
    Thanks
    Namburi
    [email protected]
    [email protected]
    [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
    [email protected]
    [email protected]

    Namburi,
    When you said you used the Reg Exp tool, did you use it only as
    preconfigured by the iMT migrate application wizard?
    Because the default configuration of the regular expression tool will only
    target the files in your ND project directories. If you wish to target
    classes outside of the normal directory scope, you have to either modify the
    "Source Directory" property OR create another instance of the regular
    expression tool. See the "Tool" menu in the iMT to create additional tool
    instances which can each be configured to target different sets of files
    using different sets of rules.
    Usually, I utilize 3 different sets of rules files on a given migration:
    spider2jato.xml
    these are the generic conversion rules (but includes the optimized rules for
    ViewBean and Model based code, i.e. these rules do not utilize the
    RequestManager since it is not needed for code running inside the ViewBean
    or Model classes)
    I run these rules against all files.
    See the file download section of this forum for periodic updates to these
    rules.
    nonProjectFileRules.xml
    these include rules that add the necessary
    RequestManager.getRequestContext(). etc prefixes to many of the common
    calls.
    I run these rules against user module and any other classes that do not are
    not ModuleServlet, ContainerView, or Model classes.
    appXRules.xml
    these rules include application specific changes that I discover while
    working on the project. A common thing here is changing import statements
    (since the migration tool moves ND project code into different jato
    packaging structure, you sometime need to adjust imports in non-project
    classes that previously imported ND project specific packages)
    So you see, you are not limited to one set of rules at all. Just be careful
    to keep track of your backups (the regexp tool provides several options in
    its Expert Properties related to back up strategies).
    ----- Original Message -----
    From: <vnamboori@y...>
    Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2001 6:08 AM
    Subject: [iPlanet-JATO] Re: Use Of models in utility classes - Pease don't
    forget about the regular expression potential
    Thanks Matt, Mike, Todd
    This is a great input for our migration. Though we used the existing
    Regular Expression Mapping tool, we did not change this to meet our
    own needs as mentioned by Mike.
    We would certainly incorporate this to ease our migration.
    Namburi
    --- In iPlanet-JATO@y..., "Todd Fast" <toddwork@c...> wrote:
    All--
    Great response. By the way, the Regular Expression Tool uses thePerl5 RE
    syntax as implemented by Apache OROMatcher. If you're doing lotsof these
    sorts of migration changes manually, you should definitely buy theO'Reilly
    book "Mastering Regular Expressions" and generate some rules toautomate the
    conversion. Although they are definitely confusing at first,regular
    expressions are fairly easy to understand with some documentation,and are
    superbly effective at tackling this kind of migration task.
    Todd
    ----- Original Message -----
    From: "Mike Frisino" <Michael.Frisino@S...>
    Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 5:20 PM
    Subject: Re: [iPlanet-JATO] Use Of models in utility classes -Pease don't
    forget about the regular expression potential
    Also, (and Matt's document may mention this)
    Please bear in mind that this statement is not totally correct:
    Since the migration tool does not do much of conversion for
    these
    utilities we have to do manually.Remember, the iMT is a SUITE of tools. There is the extractiontool, and
    the translation tool, and the regular expression tool, and severalother
    smaller tools (like the jar and compilation tools). It is correctto state
    that the extraction and translation tools only significantlyconvert the
    primary ND project objects (the pages, the data objects, and theproject
    classes). The extraction and translation tools do minimumtranslation of the
    User Module objects (i.e. they repackage the user module classes inthe new
    jato module packages). It is correct that for all other utilityclasses
    which are not formally part of the ND project, the extraction and
    translation tools do not perform any migration.
    However, the regular expression tool can "migrate" any arbitrary
    file
    (utility classes etc) to the degree that the regular expressionrules
    correlate to the code present in the arbitrary file. So first andforemost,
    if you have alot of spider code in your non-project classes youshould
    consider using the regular expression tool and if warranted adding
    additional rules to reduce the amount of manual adjustments thatneed to be
    made. I can stress this enough. We can even help you write theregular
    expression rules if you simply identify the code pattern you wish to
    convert. Just because there is not already a regular expressionrule to
    match your need does not mean it can't be written. We have notnearly
    exhausted the possibilities.
    For example if you say, we need to convert
    CSpider.getDataObject("X");
    To
    RequestManager.getRequestContext().getModelManager().getModel(XModel.class);
    Maybe we or somebody else in the list can help write that regularexpression if it has not already been written. For instance in thelast
    updated spider2jato.xml file there is already aCSpider.getCommonPage("X")
    rule:
    <!--getPage to getViewBean-->
    <mapping-rule>
    <mapping-rule-primarymatch>
    <![CDATA[CSpider[.\s]*getPage[\s]*\(\"([^"]*)\"]]>
    </mapping-rule-primarymatch>
    <mapping-rule-replacement>
    <mapping-rule-match>
    <![CDATA[CSpider[.\s]*getPage[\s]*\(\"([^"]*)\"]]>
    </mapping-rule-match>
    <mapping-rule-substitute>
    <![CDATA[getViewBean($1ViewBean.class]]>
    </mapping-rule-substitute>
    </mapping-rule-replacement>
    </mapping-rule>
    Following this example a getDataObject to getModel would look
    like this:
    <mapping-rule>
    <mapping-rule-primarymatch>
    <![CDATA[CSpider[.\s]*getDataObject[\s]*\(\"([^"]*)\"]]>
    </mapping-rule-primarymatch>
    <mapping-rule-replacement>
    <mapping-rule-match>
    <![CDATA[CSpider[.\s]*getDataObject[\s]*\(\"([^"]*)\"]]>
    </mapping-rule-match>
    <mapping-rule-substitute>
    <![CDATA[getModel($1Model.class]]>
    </mapping-rule-substitute>
    </mapping-rule-replacement>
    </mapping-rule>
    In fact, one migration developer already wrote that rule andsubmitted it
    for inclusion in the basic set. I will post another upgrade to thebasic
    regular expression rule set, look for a "file uploaded" posting.Also,
    please consider contributing any additional generic rules that youhave
    written for inclusion in the basic set.
    Please not, that in some cases (Utility classes in particular)
    the rule
    application may be more effective as TWO sequention rules ratherthan one
    monolithic rule. Again using the example above, it will convert
    CSpider.getDataObject("Foo");
    To
    getModel(FooModel.class);
    Now that is the most effective conversion for that code if that
    code is in
    a page or data object class file. But if that code is in a Utilityclass you
    really want:
    >
    RequestManager.getRequestContext().getModelManager().getModel(FooModel.class
    So to go from
    getModel(FooModel.class);
    To
    RequestManager.getRequestContext().getModelManager().getModel(FooModel.class
    You would apply a second rule AND you would ONLY run this rule
    against
    your utility classes so that you would not otherwise affect yourViewBean
    and Model classes which are completely fine with the simplegetModel call.
    <mapping-rule>
    <mapping-rule-primarymatch>
    <![CDATA[getModel\(]]>
    </mapping-rule-primarymatch>
    <mapping-rule-replacement>
    <mapping-rule-match>
    <![CDATA[getModel\(]]>
    </mapping-rule-match>
    <mapping-rule-substitute>
    <![CDATA[RequestManager.getRequestContext().getModelManager().getModel(]]>
    </mapping-rule-substitute>
    </mapping-rule-replacement>
    </mapping-rule>
    A similer rule can be applied to getSession and other CSpider APIcalls.
    For instance here is the rule for converting getSession calls toleverage
    the RequestManager.
    <mapping-rule>
    <mapping-rule-primarymatch>
    <![CDATA[getSession\(\)\.]]>
    </mapping-rule-primarymatch>
    <mapping-rule-replacement>
    <mapping-rule-match>
    <![CDATA[getSession\(\)\.]]>
    </mapping-rule-match>
    <mapping-rule-substitute>
    <![CDATA[RequestManager.getSession().]]>
    </mapping-rule-substitute>
    </mapping-rule-replacement>
    </mapping-rule>
    ----- Original Message -----
    From: "Matthew Stevens" <matthew.stevens@e...>
    Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 12:56 PM
    Subject: RE: [iPlanet-JATO] Use Of models in utility classes
    Namburi,
    I will post a document to the group site this evening which has
    the
    details
    on various tactics of migrating these type of utilities.
    Essentially,
    you
    either need to convert these utilities to Models themselves or
    keep the
    utilities as is and simply use the
    RequestManager.getRequestContext.getModelManager().getModel()
    to statically access Models.
    For CSpSelect.executeImmediate() I have an example of customhelper
    method
    as a replacement whicch uses JDBC results instead of
    CSpDBResult.
    matt
    -----Original Message-----
    From: vnamboori@y... [mailto:<a href="/group/SunONE-JATO/post?protectID=081071113213093190112061186248100208071048">vnamboori@y...</a>]
    Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 3:24 PM
    Subject: [iPlanet-JATO] Use Of models in utility classes
    Hi All,
    In the present ND project we have lots of utility classes.
    These
    classes in diffrent directory. Not part of nd pages.
    In these classes we access the dataobjects and do themanipulations.
    So we access dataobjects directly like
    CSpider.getDataObject("do....");
    and then execute it.
    Since the migration tool does not do much of conversion forthese
    utilities we have to do manually.
    My question is Can we access the the models in the postmigration
    sameway or do we need requestContext?
    We have lots of utility classes which are DataObjectintensive. Can
    someone suggest a better way to migrate this kind of code.
    Thanks
    Namburi
    [email protected]
    [email protected]
    [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
    [email protected]
    [email protected]

  • Re: [iPlanet-JATO] Use Of models in utility classes

    Hi Matt,
    Sounds like some of the stuff we need to migrate has a lot in common with
    Namburi's project.
    I would be very keen to get hold of a copy of the 'tactic' document you
    mention below, as well as the sample code you mention to replace CspDBResult
    stuff with JDBC results.
    Thanks in advance,
    Phil
    ----- Original Message -----
    From: Matthew Stevens <matthew.stevens@E...>
    Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2001 7:56 AM
    Subject: RE: [iPlanet-JATO] Use Of models in utility classes
    Namburi,
    I will post a document to the group site this evening which has thedetails
    on various tactics of migrating these type of utilities. Essentially, you
    either need to convert these utilities to Models themselves or keep the
    utilities as is and simply use the
    RequestManager.getRequestContext.getModelManager().getModel()
    to statically access Models.
    For CSpSelect.executeImmediate() I have an example of custom helper method
    as a replacement whicch uses JDBC results instead of CSpDBResult.
    matt
    -----Original Message-----
    From: vnamboori@y... [mailto:<a href="/group/SunONE-JATO/post?protectID=081071113213093190112061186248100253094145066046167121181">vnamboori@y...</a>]
    Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 3:24 PM
    Subject: [iPlanet-JATO] Use Of models in utility classes
    Hi All,
    In the present ND project we have lots of utility classes. These
    classes in diffrent directory. Not part of nd pages.
    In these classes we access the dataobjects and do the manipulations.
    So we access dataobjects directly like
    CSpider.getDataObject("do....");
    and then execute it.
    Since the migration tool does not do much of conversion for these
    utilities we have to do manually.
    My question is Can we access the the models in the post migration
    sameway or do we need requestContext?
    We have lots of utility classes which are DataObject intensive. Can
    someone suggest a better way to migrate this kind of code.
    Thanks
    Namburi
    [email protected]
    [email protected]

    Hi Matt,
    Sounds like some of the stuff we need to migrate has a lot in common with
    Namburi's project.
    I would be very keen to get hold of a copy of the 'tactic' document you
    mention below, as well as the sample code you mention to replace CspDBResult
    stuff with JDBC results.
    Thanks in advance,
    Phil
    ----- Original Message -----
    From: Matthew Stevens <matthew.stevens@E...>
    Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2001 7:56 AM
    Subject: RE: [iPlanet-JATO] Use Of models in utility classes
    Namburi,
    I will post a document to the group site this evening which has thedetails
    on various tactics of migrating these type of utilities. Essentially, you
    either need to convert these utilities to Models themselves or keep the
    utilities as is and simply use the
    RequestManager.getRequestContext.getModelManager().getModel()
    to statically access Models.
    For CSpSelect.executeImmediate() I have an example of custom helper method
    as a replacement whicch uses JDBC results instead of CSpDBResult.
    matt
    -----Original Message-----
    From: vnamboori@y... [mailto:<a href="/group/SunONE-JATO/post?protectID=081071113213093190112061186248100253094145066046167121181">vnamboori@y...</a>]
    Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 3:24 PM
    Subject: [iPlanet-JATO] Use Of models in utility classes
    Hi All,
    In the present ND project we have lots of utility classes. These
    classes in diffrent directory. Not part of nd pages.
    In these classes we access the dataobjects and do the manipulations.
    So we access dataobjects directly like
    CSpider.getDataObject("do....");
    and then execute it.
    Since the migration tool does not do much of conversion for these
    utilities we have to do manually.
    My question is Can we access the the models in the post migration
    sameway or do we need requestContext?
    We have lots of utility classes which are DataObject intensive. Can
    someone suggest a better way to migrate this kind of code.
    Thanks
    Namburi
    [email protected]
    [email protected]

Maybe you are looking for

  • If my ipod is lost how can i find it?, if my ipod is lost how can i find it?

    i am afraid it was stolen how can i find out if someone is using it?? i just want to find it to be honest!! thanks for any help and support.~michelle

  • Field Exits are not working in ECC6

    Hi Friends, We upgraded our 4.6C system to ECC6 but after upgradation field exits are not working. What could be the reason. We are using GUI version-7.1 and SP-10,Release-6. Rewarded, Steve

  • 4948 Logging and offloading to a server

    Good Day all I have been tasked with finding out how to get a 4948 to log basically all events and have it off load to a box in which we can archive these logs. This is for PCI compliance and is new to me. I suppose my question is for the 4948 to log

  • Photoshop Elements 11 for Mac

    Is there a way to download the photoshop elements program to Mac without using disc?

  • DBAdapter link missing under Modules

    Hi, I have been trying to install the SOADEMO application using SOASuite 10.1.3.1 with OAS 10.1.3.4 patch applied on top. I got stuck while doing the step Configure Oracle SOA Suite(2.2.2) from the quick start guide. 7. Create a database adapter conn