Re: [OSWorkflow] Adding workflow instance reference to transientVars

Declare your action as an entity in another xml file, and then include  
it multiple times, which should work I think. I still don't see the  
logic behind having a function that performs an action though, and  
still insist that it's a bad idea!

On Wednesday, June 25, 2003, at 01:31 AM, Walter Chang wrote:

> i agree that it should be use with caution but there are things that i  
> want to do absolutely require it.  for instance, i coded a class  
> called DoAction that given an actionId as <arg>, it would execute that  
> action (i was trying to reuse/execute actions defined in  
> global-actions in workflow definition, not just in jave code).  of  
> course i could duplicate the same code that is in  
> AbstractWorkflow.doAction, but why ?
>
> Hani Suleiman wrote:
>
>> Oh, you mean the AbstractWorkflow class? Why? What would this gain  
>> you? I think it would add the potential for a LOT of bad things (eg,  
>> what if a function calls an action which calls the function?) If  
>> you're needing this, then I think you likely have a pretty bad  
>> design...It IS possible via BasicWorkflow, but highly discouraged.
>>
>> On Wednesday, June 25, 2003, at 12:21 AM, Walter Chang wrote:
>>
>>> 'entry' is a reference to WorkflowEntry, through that, i still not  
>>> able to get to Workflow instance.
>>>
>>> Hani Suleiman wrote:
>>>
>>>> Isn't it already in there, with key 'entry'?
>>>>
>>>> On Tuesday, June 24, 2003, at 11:47 PM, Walter Chang wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> how about adding workflow instance reference to transientVars?   
>>>>> this way, functions, conditions, etc. can get to it without having  
>>>>> to add it to inputs map when initializing workflow.
>>>>>
>>>>> walter
>>>>>
>>>>>
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