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I just ran across this when using the Builder pattern in some Pojos -- each setter returns the current instance of the pojo to allow for chaining set-statements:<BR>
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Pojo pojo = pojo.setName("name").setValue(23);<BR>
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With setters implemented like so:<BR>
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public Project setName(final String name)<BR>
{<BR>
this.name = name;<BR>
return this;<BR>
}<BR>
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But JSF complains:<BR>
javax.servlet.ServletException: javax.el.PropertyNotFoundException: /faces/page.xhtml @36,20 value="#{pageBean.pojo.name}": Property 'name' not writable on type java.lang.String<BR>
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It seems to me that this is a slightly harsh restriction. Is there anything we can/should do about this? Does anyone else feel it's worth mentioning?<BR>
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The obvious answer is to use dumb getter/setter methods, but in some cases that can be restrictive, and I like the idea of being more forgiving.<BR>
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Thoughts?<BR>
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--Lincoln
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