DataSource.getFieldXML and valueMaps

[RubenS]

In our application we have some dynamic datasource generators. Basically what they do is take an existing static datasource file and then append some extra fields to it.

DataSource staticDataSource = DataSource.forName(id + "_static", request);
List<DSField> fields = staticDataSource.getLocalFields();
addCustomFields(fields, id);
System.err.println(DataSource.getFieldXML(fields));

However there is one problem when the original static datasource contains a valuemap:

<field type="enum" length="20" name="cntn_status" title="">
	<valueMap>
		<value ID="10">Pending</value>
		<value ID="20">Available</value>
		<value ID="30">Labeled</value>
		<value ID="40">Approved</value>
		<value ID="50">Removed</value>
		<value ID="60">Cancelled</value>
	</valueMap> 
</field>

The output of getFieldXml on this field will be:

<field title="" name="cntn_status" length="20" required="true">
	<valueMap 10="Pending" 20="Available" 30="Labeled" 40="Approved" 50="Removed" 60="Cancelled"></valueMap>
</field>

I tried some manipulation serverside to the DSField objects to fix this, but I can't get it right: i can't really specify the content of the values (like "Pending", "Available", ...) in that. Do you have any directions?

This is on SmartGWT 2.5, GWT 2.1, Firefox 5.

[Isomorphic]

getFieldXML() is an undocumented internal method (yes, we know it has the Java "public" qualifier - still, you need to stick to documented methods).

Instead, just provide the entire XML dynamically.