Hello,

I have a component 'Value' which has the following
properties :
- amount
- quantity (length, mass, time, etc.)
- dimension (m, kg, sec, etc.)

I use this Value in multiple classes and sometimes I use
multiple Values in one class.

I would like to make Value a 'component'.
But according to the hibernat-mapping-dtd a 'component' can
only be declared inside a 'class'-element. That means that I
have to declare it x-times.
It would be nice if I could declare it on the same level as
the class-element and than make a reference to it.
As I sometimes use multiple 'Values' in one class I could also
have use to prefix a property-name.

Something like this:


This would create in the database the following columns :
intakeSpeed_amount, intakeSpeed_quantity, intakeSpeed_dimension,
maxTemp_amount, maxTemp_quantity and maxTemp_dimension.

Any thoughts on this ?

Kees Kuip.[/code]

standard xml entities would also work for this - much simpler ;)

Could you give me a hint for this simple solution ?
I cannot see how to do this with entities.

Kees.