Hey Chris, t:id="my_div" seems to do what you want. I haven't looked closely at un-namespaced id works in Tapestry, I've just always used the t:id variety...
Josh On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 5:36 AM, Chris Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear list, > > I decided to throw together an app detailing how JS works with T5 (how > to connect behavior from a component or mixin, the important inner > workings, etc). I created a mixin that attaches behavior (mouse overs) > to an HTML element (and doing this requires the DOM id of that element). > For a simple demo I just wanted to attach it to a styled <div > id="my_div">, so I had to use a <div t:type="any" id="my_div">. No > problem. Now I need that DOM id in my java code (mixin) so I can pass it > to the instantiation string of my JS object. Here's what I tried: > > @Parameter(value = "prop:componentResources.id", defaultPrefix = > TapestryConstants.LITERAL_BINDING_PREFIX) > private String clientId; > > This is the 'usual' way of getting the client side id of the component, > at least when that component outputs it in the html element body. Since > Any does not, it appears to interpret (or rather ignore) the id > attribute and treat it as an informal. The problem with that is there is > no way, at least that I know of, to get my hands on that value in java > code. So what I'm having to do in my template code is explicitly declare > the t:clientId parameter: > > <div t:type="any" t:mixins="hoverhighlight" id="my_box" t:clientId="my_box"> > > This works, but it's annoying that T5 can't know what the client side id > will be. Components that actually produce a T5-generated client side id > generally implement ClientElement#getClientId and explicitly insert the > html id attribute with that as a value. I realize that it wouldn't make > sense for _every_ component to do this, but IMO there should be a way to > get at this id in the situations where it's been provided. Perhaps I've > missed something, but unless I've missed something there's no current > way to do this and get the dom id in code: > > <div t:type="any" t:mixins="hoverhighlight" id="my_box"> > > Thanks for any input you can offer. > > chris > > -- > http://thegodcode.net > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- -- TheDailyTube.com. Sign up and get the best new videos on the internet delivered fresh to your inbox. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]