Field attribute

[Frank Cornelis]

Hi,


Here is an idea for a Java language extension. As JBoss Seam user I 
frequently do something like:
@DataModel
private List<MyEntity> entities;

@Factory("entities");
public void initEntities() {
     this.entities = ...
}

If I refactor this code and rename the entities field, my factory method 
won't work anymore as it has to refer to the entities field name. So my 
suggestion would be to introduce a syntax as follows:
@DataModel
private List<MyEntity> entities;

@Factory(@this.entity.getName())
public void initEntities() {
     this.entities = ...
}

So the @this.entities gives you the Field class of the this.entities 
variable.


Kind Regards,
Frank.