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Hi Frans

I have used DTO template following thread has discussed. http://www.llblgen.com/tinyforum/Messages.aspx?ThreadID=6261

Its really helpful, thanks. I have been tweaking that template to meet our requirements. Now I want DTO to include the "fields on related fields" of Entity to be included in DTO. Can you provide some hint , how to go about it.

I know if you will, its always good to know why you want to do it . Here's my answer to it. I am trying to create a composite DTO(for 1-1 relations).

I know its not part of your official release, still I would appreciate if you can provide some clue to hit it at right area.

Your help is always appreciated

You can cheat from the already existsing templates. For example check the EntityAdapter.template

You will find the following line:

<[Foreach RelatedEntity OneToOne CrLf]><[If Not MappedFieldRelationIsHidden]>       private <[RelatedEntityName]>Entity _<[CaseCamel MappedFieldNameRelation]>;<[EndIf]><[NextForeach]>

Which defines the private member field mapped to a related entity. you can trace it's usage inside the template. (search for other places where "RelatedEntity" is used)

Also for FieldsOnRelatedFields, check the EntityIncludeAdapter.template

<[ Foreach RelatedEntityField  CrLf]> 
        /// <summary> Gets <[ If Not IsReadOnly ]>/ Sets <[ EndIf ]>the value of the related field this.<[ MappedFieldNameRelation ]>.<[ RelatedEntityFieldName ]>.</summary>
        public virtual <[If GenerateAsNullableType]>Nullable<<[TypeOfField]>><[Else]><[TypeOfField]><[EndIf]> <[ MappedFieldNameRelatedField ]>
        {
            get
            {
                <[RelatedEntityName]>Entity relatedEntity = this.<[ MappedFieldNameRelation ]>;
                if(relatedEntity!=null)
                {
                    return relatedEntity.<[ RelatedEntityFieldName ]>;
                }
                else
                {
                    return (<[If GenerateAsNullableType]>Nullable<<[TypeOfField]>><[Else]><[TypeOfField]><[EndIf]>)TypeDefaultValue.GetDefaultValue(typeof(<[If GenerateAsNullableType]>Nullable<<[TypeOfField]>><[Else]><[TypeOfField]><[EndIf]>));
                }
            }
<[ If Not IsReadOnly ]>         set
            {
                <[RelatedEntityName]>Entity relatedEntity = this.<[ MappedFieldNameRelation ]>;
                if(relatedEntity!=null)
                {
                    relatedEntity.<[ RelatedEntityFieldName ]> = value;
                }               
            }<[ EndIf ]>
        }<[ NextForeach ]>  

You want all fields of related entities or just the fields you mapped as fields on related fields?

Waala :: You can cheat from the already existsing templates

Great mind think alike . I already started doing them. I am very close. However Casecamel is creating some problem for me , its not generating properly.

_<[CaseCamel MappedFieldNameRelatedField]>

Frans You want all fields of related entities or just the fields you mapped as fields on related fields?

I just want "fields on related fields".

What kind of error do you get with casecamel?

The generated code looks like "CaseCamelAdvertiserName" instead of "advertiserName"

no runtime errors, only that generated code is not correct.

Very strange, as it is a valid statement. I'll see what I can find with a debug test.

Do let me know the results of your test, coz for now I have got [_VariableName] in my DTO code for all private fields("fields on related fieds") all over the place. Until someone catches me for that I am fine, after that its you

I can reproduce this error. Looking into it.

(edit) the parser made a mistake: it didn't take into account all nametoken statements for casecamel. I've updated that list as some others were missing too

Fixed in next build.