Setting bean property question

[mubashir]

Hi,
I'm really very new to spring. Infact I'm writing my first program in spring.
I have to set a bean property in bean configuration xml file with a value that is defined in as a public static final member of an interface. In java program I write the code as

setTransportType(com.ibm.mq.jms.JMSC.MQJMS_TP_CLIENT_MQ_TCPIP);

How do I write the same in bean xml file. BTW com.ibm.mq.jms.JMSC.MQJMS_TP_CLIENT_MQ_TCPIP is of type int.
Thanks

[mubashir]

I guess this is not a place to ask newbie questions. Can someone please tell me where I can direct newbie questions?
Thanks

[timmorrow]

Perhaps someone else can confirm whether this works, but have you looked at "org.springframework.beans.factory.config.FieldRet rievingFactoryBean"...

The documentation indicates "FactoryBean which retrieves a static or non-static field value. Typically used for retrieving public static final constants."

Not sure if you can use it with primitive types?

Tim

[irbouho]

You can use either

   <bean id="const" class="org.springframework.beans.factory.config.FieldRetrievingFactoryBean">
     <property name="targetClass">
      <value>com.ibm.mq.jms.JMSC</value>
     </property>
     <property name="targetField">
      <value>MQJMS_TP_CLIENT_MQ_TCPIP</value>
     </property>
   </bean>

or

   <bean id="const" class="org.springframework.beans.factory.config.FieldRetrievingFactoryBean">
    <property name="staticField">
      <value>com.ibm.mq.jms.JMSC.MQJMS_TP_CLIENT_MQ_TCPIP</value>
    </property>
   </bean>

HTH

[mubashir]

Thanks a lot Tim and Omar. Worked fine for me indeed with org.springframework.beans.factory.config.FieldRetr ievingFactoryBean.
I confirm that it does work with primitives too not just objects. Thanks again.