Custom type mapping

[randahl]

Just like JBoss maps instances of String and Boolean to database types in a proper way, I would like JBoss to map my own Xyz type to, say, a database String.

String and Boolean are immutable classes and so is my Xyz class, so what I do not know is how to make JBoss capable of mapping back and forth between the database String and an instance of class Xyz. How can I do that?

Any help would be highly appreciated.

Randahl

[randahl]

I was thinking about adding a type mapping in the following way


<java-type>com.company.Xyz</java-type>
<jdbc-type>VARCHAR</jdbc-type>
<sql-type>VARCHAR(16)</sql-type>

</type-mapping>

But I can't find anything in neither JBossCMP or or the JBossBook which states this is the way to go about it. Does anyone know if this works? Is there a better way?

Anyone?

Randahl