[PIVOT-628] Allow BXMLSerializer to assign null values to bean properties using attributes

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 2.0
• Component/s: core-beans
• Environment: n/a
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Christopher James Bartlett
• Created: 04/Sep/10 17:25
• Updated: 17/Sep/10 18:41
• Resolved: 17/Sep/10 18:41

Description

BXMLSerializer currently allows bean properties to be set to null values by using elements.
<MyBean>
<nullableProperty />
</MyBean>

Add equivalent functionality via attributes and a custom null 'token' such as $bxml:null
<MyBean nullableProperty="$bxml:null" />