defining a service with variable number of output attributes

[Jaki-2]

How do I define the output attributes of a service if the number of output attributes and their names can't be decided until the program/service is run.
For example, the returning map for my current service contains a list of products. But the number of products returned can change with a change in the db and also their key-names in the map since I'm naming each product corresponding to its position in the map (i.e. product1, product 2..etc)

[Jacques Le Roux]

You can't define dynamically the number of output attributes (or use something like java ellipsis). Why don't you use an output
attribute of type Map for these ?

Jacques

From: "jaki" <[hidden email]>

>
> How do I define the output attributes of a service if the number of output
> attributes and their names can't be decided until the program/service is
> run.
> For example, the returning map for my current service contains a list of
> products. But the number of products returned can change with a change in
> the db and also their key-names in the map since I'm naming each product
> corresponding to its position in the map (i.e. product1, product 2..etc)
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[Scott Gray]

Or a List if you're only using the Maps keys to signify the position.
Either way there are plenty of examples in the applications.

Scott

2008/6/4 Jacques Le Roux <[hidden email]>:

> You can't define dynamically the number of output attributes (or use
> something like java ellipsis). Why don't you use an output attribute of type
> Map for these ?
>
> Jacques
>
> From: "jaki" <[hidden email]>
>
>
>> How do I define the output attributes of a service if the number of output
>> attributes and their names can't be decided until the program/service is
>> run.
>> For example, the returning map for my current service contains a list of
>> products. But the number of products returned can change with a change in
>> the db and also their key-names in the map since I'm naming each product
>> corresponding to its position in the map (i.e. product1, product 2..etc)
>> --
>> View this message in context:
>> http://www.nabble.com/defining-a-service-with-variable-number-of-output-attributes-tp17624305p17624305.html
>> Sent from the OFBiz - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
>>
>>
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