protected setter for a business key ?

[c_inconnu]

Hi,

I'd like to have a class like that :

@Entity
public class MyUser
 extends XXX
{
 private String login;

 protected MyUser()
 {
 // used by EJB3
 }

 public MyUser(String login)
 {
 this.setLogin(login);
 }

 public String getLogin()
 {
 return this.login;
 }

 protected void setLogin(String login)
 {
 this.login = login;
 }
}

ie. the setter for the immutable business key (login) is NOT public, which seems to be a good practice to me.

But in a user creation form, Seam requires the setter to be public in order to use #{user.login}. Is there some nice way to achieve this kind of encapsulation ?

Thanks,

David

[wise_guybg]

I like the kind of encapsulation that you have showed but I think it does not correspond to the EJB standard. Maybe it can be used in custom classes.

You really brake a lot of frameworks if you try to make the thing you showed in your code. I don't think Seam can help you if you do not cooperate with him, I mean if you do not stick to standards.

I would be surprised if Seam provides a solution for this tweak.