Re: Enum and variable problematics

From:
jesperkn <jesperkn@gmail.com>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.java.programmer
Date:
Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:45:02 -0800 (PST)
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On 11 Feb., 18:11, jesperkn <jespe...@gmail.com> wrote:

On 10 Feb., 21:34, Daniel Pitts

<newsgroup.spamfil...@virtualinfinity.net> wrote:

Patricia Shanahan wrote:

jesperkn wrote:
....

In psedu code the following should happend:

For each variable XX in class struct do
{
   System.out.println("name " + XX + " value " + XX.value())
}

Should print out the following:

name aa value 0
name bb value 0
name cc value 0

Is there an easier way to do this, than using enums?

Regards
Jesper


If you really need to do this, why not reflection? Use java.lang.Class=

to get the Field[] for the fields you want to see. Use each Field
object's get() to obtain the value.

Patricia


Caveat, reflection in Java tends to over-complicate code.

Perhaps you should consider using an EnumMap instead of actual java fiel=

ds.

public class DataLog {
    enum FieldName {aa, bb, cc, dd}
    List<FieldName> firstData = java.util.Arrays.asList(aa, bb, dd=

);

    List<FieldName> secondDaata = java.util.Arrays.asList(aa, bb, =

cc);

    Map<FieldName, String> data =
         new EnumMap<FieldName, String>(FieldName.class);

    public void set(List<FieldName> fields, String value) {
      for (FieldName field: fields) {
         set(field, value);
      }
    }
    public void set(FieldName field, String value) {
      data.put(field, value);
    }

}

Much *much* cleaner than reflection.

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Again, thanks for the respons. I have approximately 30-40 variables
that I get from an XML string - I know the names and the types of the
variables (since I have designed the XML string) so I have no problem
with making a class with the correct variables and types.

-- XML string --
<data>
<entry>
<name>peter</name>
<age>24years</age>
</entry>
<entry>
<name>Lea</name>
<age>31years</age>
</entry>
</data>
-- XML string --

class xmldata ()
{
  String name;
  String Age;

}

Now when I browse down my XML tree I want to set store the variables
that I "meet", in my xmldata class - programatically naturally. I like
the idea of the enumMap, but I guess that my Java is a bit rusty.
Could you please elaborate on this?

If I used getters/setters wouldn't I have to have one getter/setter
for each variable that I have?

Using reflection is definitely going accross the river to get water
since I know what variables I would expect.

Regards
Jesper- Skjul tekst i anf=F8rselstegn -

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Hi Daniel

I just read your post one more time, and now it makes sense. The
enumMap is a great solution.
Thanks!

Regards
Jesper

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