initialize bean with components

bbb321 · **Joined:** Mon Aug 23, 2004 7:54 am **Posts:** 15

I have a entity bean that has some components (value types). Like User and Address.
I'm trying to reuse the bean from the model in the Presentation Layer, as a backing bean for a JSF form.

Is it ok to put in the default constructor of User the initialization of the address field (Address component)? If I don't do that the JSF form will cush because the address is null.

Code:

class User {
   Address address;
   ...
   public User() {
       address = new Address();
   }
   ...
}

alanmehio · **Posted:** Thu Jun 19, 2008 7:46 am

Hi,
Do a test case in Hibernate where you have the decribed situation. I do not think there will be a problem If you instantiate the Address inside the User default constructor .
When you try to persist the user and the address you explicitly set the address on the user

Regards,

bbb321 · **Joined:** Mon Aug 23, 2004 7:54 am **Posts:** 15

I guess so much for hbm2java :)
If I use it it will rewrite my constructors...