Java Flow Builder

[ramiya]

How to write descision-state using java flow builder?

e.g.
<decision-state id="requiresShipping">
<if test="${flowScope.sale.shipping}" then="enterShippingDetails" else="showCostOverview"/>
</decision-state>

thanks,
Ramiya

[curtney]

You will have to instantiate an instance of DecisionState yourself. There is no helper method (addDecisionState) for this. :cry:

DecisionState(Flow flow, java.lang.String id, TransitionCriteria criteria, java.lang.String ifTrueStateId, java.lang.String elseStateId)

Below is a link to the SWF api
http://static.springframework.org/spring-webflow/docs/pr4/api/

Curtney

[ramiya]

Won't it be easier & more readable if we get a handle to the flow & session scope variables directly?

[Keith Donald]

Not sure what you mean, but you could use a ActionState invoke a Action that makes the decision in java code.

Kerith

[ramiya]

Sorry, please ignore my previous question. I forgot that buildStates() must be getting executed at startup not at runtime of the flow.

thanks,
Ramiya