The specified target '--type' does not exist or can not be found. Please create this

[levent.bayindir]

When i run following command in Roo:

field reference --fieldName icon --type java.awt.image.BufferedImage

I am getting following error

The specified target '--type' does not exist or can not be found. Please create this type first.

How can i fix this? Shouldn't roo know the standard java classes?

[Alan Stewart]

The --type option is used to reference an existing entity in your own project, not some arbitrary class. As per the field help, "The Java type of the entity to reference"

[levent.bayindir]

The --type option is used to reference an existing entity in your own project, not some arbitrary class. As per the field help, "The Java type of the entity to reference"

Thanks for the reply but in this case how can i add my field? Do i need to edit the source code myself? If so, i dont think that this is a good design decision.

[Alan Stewart]

The "field reference" command is used to create a many-to-one or one-to-one relationship to another entity.

If you want to add your awt field, perhaps use the field other command, eg

roo> field other --class ~.domain.Foo --fieldName icon --type java.awt.image.BufferedImage

Alan

[levent.bayindir]

The "field reference" command is used to create a many-to-one or one-to-one relationship to another entity.

If you want to add your awt field, perhaps use the field other command, eg

roo> field other --class ~.domain.Foo --fieldName icon --type java.awt.image.BufferedImage

Alan

Thanks for the answer but it is not working. I am getting this exception

org.hibernate.MappingException: Could not determine type for: java.awt.image.BufferedImage, at table: project, for columns: [org.hibernate.mapping.Column(icon)]

[Alan Stewart]

So this is now a Hibernate issue, not a Roo issue?

Can you try EclipseLink and OpenJPA as the provider?