Why should I create task in Task-node ?

[lyo]

Hi friends:

In jbpm jpdl,there are many node type. Why should I create tasks in task-node other than state or node? I mean that if I create task in state ,what would happened? I don't know is there any advantage creating task in task-node. THks!

[kukeltje]

you can't create tasks in states... that is why you have to do it in a task-node

[lyo]

"kukeltje" wrote:
you can't create tasks in states... that is why you have to do it in a task-node

I could write a action class for a state.For example:

<state name="fire employee">
 <transition to="collect badge">
 <action class="com.nomercy.hr.RemoveEmployeeUpdate" />
 </transition>
 </state>

In the class RemoveEmployeeUpdate,I could invoke the following code:

TaskMgmtInstance.createTaskInstance(...)).

right? I mean that I could write a class to create a task in any node type?

[kukeltje]

There is more to a tasknode than just creation of tasks. Look at the implementation of task-node. Not that I do not agree that the border is blurred (i was in favour of not having task-nodes and just add tasks to states. There has to be a mapping to jdpl as well, and there are differences there between state and task.... so it is not that illogical