How to access beans created in command-context.xml

[lstreepy]

I'm trying to configure toolbar commands (see this thread http://forum.springframework.org/showthread.php?t=17521) and I'm running into a dead end.

How can I access the beans defined in command-context.xml? I assumed that they would be available using the basic idiom:

        CommandGroup group = (CommandGroup)Application.services().getBean("switchToViewCommandGroup");

However, that results in this exception:

org.springframework.beans.factory.NoSuchBeanDefinitionException: No bean named 'switchToViewCommandGroup' is defined: org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory 
defining beans [application,lifecycleAdvisor,applicationDescriptor,applicationObjectConfigurer,applicationEventMulticaster,componentFactory,
binderSelectionStrategy,lookAndFeelConfigurer,messageSource,imageResourcesFactory,imageSource,iconSource,
formComponentInterceptorFactory,rulesSource,formPropertyFaceDescriptorSource,PhysicianTableView,OfficeLocationView,pdb]; root of BeanFactory hierarchy

I am defining the command like this:

	<bean id="switchToPhysicianViewCommand"
	      class="com.fhm.pdbm.ui.command.SwitchToViewCommand">
        <property name="viewDescriptor">
            <ref bean="PhysicianTableView" />
        </property>
    </bean>
    <bean id="switchToOfficeLocationViewCommand"
          class="com.fhm.pdbm.ui.command.SwitchToViewCommand">
        <property name="viewDescriptor">
            <ref bean="OfficeLocationView" />
        </property>
    </bean> 

	<bean id="switchToViewCommandGroup"
		class="org.springframework.richclient.command.CommandGroup"
		factory-method="createExclusiveCommandGroup">
		<constructor-arg>
			<list>
				<ref bean="switchToPhysicianViewCommand"/>
				<ref bean="switchToOfficeLocationViewCommand"/>
			</list>
		</constructor-arg>
	</bean>

So, how do I access the beans in this file? I can't quite decipher the code that initializes the menus and toolbar - it's very complicated. :shock:

Thanks,
Larry.

[lstreepy]

Ok, I found this one. You access the special bean factory from LifecycleAdvisor#getCommandBarFactory().

From there you can use the normal getBean() call, like this:

        CommandGroup group = (CommandGroup)getCommandBarFactory().getBean("switchToViewCommandGroup");

HTH.
Larry.