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How to get a value from a Java bean

droverflow — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 08:26:26 GMT

Hi all, I'm trying to create a Java bean and use it inside an expression, but can't figure out how to get it to work…<activiti:formProperty id="firstName" name="First name" type="string" value="${Person.getFirstname()}" writable="false" />‍package beans;import java.io.Serializable;public class

Re: How to get a value from a Java bean

trademak — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 10:39:47 GMT

Hi,

If you are looking for a more comprehensive introduction take a look at my Activiti in Action book.
I expect you want to use the Activiti Explorer to run the process?
If yes then you'll need to create a JAR file with your class implementation. This JAR file must be deployed in the WEB-INF/lib directory of the Activiti Explorer web application. And yes Tomcat has to be restarted.
And if you are not using the class as a Spring bean you'll also have to create a process variable with the bean instance.

Best regards,

Re: How to get a value from a Java bean

roig — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 18:27:42 GMT

You will first need to understand the architecture you want to use in your application.

Do you want to embed only the engine and create your own web-app (e.g. Jetty embedded)? if so then you will need to add the class to your class path.

Do you want to use the web-explorer (i.e. use the demo?), then you will need to add it to the war file (I believe there is a way to dynamically add classes to the war - google it)

I will follow trademak advise and say that reading Aactiviti in action is a great starting point.