Re: freemarker error: Expected hash, evaluated instead to ...

Hmm. By not making the NotesDocWrapper an extension or implementation of 
anything I seem to get the functionality I desire. Odd, I thought I went 
through that combination earlier...

On 12/16/2009 11:38 AM, Daniel Dekany wrote:
> Wednesday, December 16, 2009, 4:24:08 PM, Jake Ochs wrote:
>
>> I set the NotesDocWrapper to implement a TemplateHashModel and the
>> collection extends AbstractList and it works. The only issue is that the
>> NotesDocWrapper has a custom method that I want to call from Freemarker
>> (in addition to the standard 'get'). Again, this custom method is
>> available if I drop a NotesDocWrapper directly onto the root hash.
>
> That's strange because if NotesDocWrapper implements TemplateModel (or
> a subinterface of it) it shouldn't be re-wrapped, means, it should
> behave no how you retrieve it. Are you sure you don't mess up
> something there?
>
> Anyway... since NotesDocWrapper is already a TemplateMode, FreeMarker
> will not (should not) do any extra magic with it (like exposing
> methods). So if you want to call a method, you have to return it as a
> hash item.
>
>
>> On 12/16/2009 9:45 AM, Daniel Dekany wrote:
>>> Wednesday, December 16, 2009, 2:03:10 PM, Jake Ochs wrote:
>>>
>>>> I've created a custom collection that implements iterator and returns
>>>> another custom object - NotesDocWrapper (wraps a Lotus Domino Document
>>>> object.) My template then lists the docs collection I placed in the root
>>>> hash and iterates over the doc accessing a field like so:
>>>> <#list docs as doc>
>>>> <li>${doc.Subject}</li>
>>>> </#list>
>>>> The NotesDocWrapper implements TemplateModel and has a get method so it
>>>> can return a Notes Document field using the standard template dot syntax
>>>> as used above. I've used the NotesDocWrapper by itself, dropping it into
>>>> the root hash successfully, but when I attempt to nest it in this manner
>>>> I get a freemarker exception (see full stacktrace at bottom of post)
>>>>
>>>> How do I prevent Freemarker from expecting a hash instead of using the
>>>> wrapper I supplied for the nested object? (assuming this is the problem)
>>>> Any tips are appreciated.
>>>
>>> Exactly what does NotesDocWrapper extend and implement? It should
>>> implement TemplateHashModel (or TemplateHashModelEx).
>


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