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On Dec 16, 2010, at 3:22 PM, Jesse Tayler wrote: > if you want to substitute a property level component use componentName, but > bound the rule around the specific entity and property scope you're looking > to target. > > it looks like maybe your rule for substituting your component actually scopes > anything in that entity rather than the propertyKey = "theProperty" in the > example -? > > this rule that says (and propertyKey = "theProperty") -- this level of scope > might be needed in your rule eh? > > > On Dec 16, 2010, at 3:04 PM, Johan Henselmans wrote: > >> >> Here's the idea: >> >> I have a custom component page from somewhere else with javascript that does >> a whole bunch of calculations based on values of an EO. >> >> No problem, I thought, according to the D2W Rules References I follow rule 7: >> >> (http://wiki.objectstyle.org/confluence/display/WO/D2W+Rules+Reference+-+Cookbook+-+FAQ) >> >> 7. How do I easily use my own custom component in a Direct to Web page? >> >> Step 1: >> >> Add the following rules to your rule file: >> >> 100: pageConfiguration = "ListTheEntity" and propertyKey = "theProperty" => >> componentName = "D2WCustomComponent" >> 100: pageConfiguration = "ListTheEntity" and propertyKey = "theProperty" => >> customComponentName = "MyThePropertyComponent" >> >> >> Step 2: >> >> Create a component in your project named 'MyThePropertyComponent' and give >> it an 'object' and 'key' binding. The object will receive the current >> object, and the key will receive the current propertyKey (as a string) from >> DirectToWeb. Do with them what you will. >> >> public >> EOEnterpriseObject object() { >> >> return (EOEnterpriseObject) valueForBinding("object" >> ); >> } >> >> >> public String >> key() { >> >> return (String) valueForBinding("key" >> ); >> } >> >> >> So I add these methods, but removed this propertyKey thingy because I want >> my the entity to be used as the object. >> >> Im my situatiion: >> >> 100: pageConfiguration = "InspectTheEntity" => componentName = >> "D2WCustomComponent" >> 100: pageConfiguration = "InspectTheEntity" => customComponentName = >> "MyNiceJavascriptAndAllPage" >> >> first I had to add some extra methods to this page, because WebObjects >> complained it could not set object and key values, so I added: >> >> public void setObject(EOEnterpriseObject anObject) { >> currentObject = anObject; >> } >> >> public void setKey(String aKey) { >> currentkey = aKey; >> } >> >> But then it displayed the page. >> >> 20 times. >> >> I get a display of my custom page for all the components in the page. So >> component 1 displays a complete empty page, component 2 etc. None of my >> EOEnterprise values are displayed from the EOObject that I selected. >> >> I must be missing something. I understood that the object would pass through >> the current select enterprise object, and I could use that to fill in the >> values in my custom page. Apparently, that is not the case. I tried to find >> some customcomponent in the d2wmodels of BugTracker or ERMoviesDemo, but did >> not find anything over there. >> >> Can someone enlighten me? >> >> Johan Henselmans >> [email protected] >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. >> Webobjects-dev mailing list ([email protected]) >> Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: >> http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/jtayler%40oeinc.com >> >> This email sent to [email protected] >> > _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Webobjects-dev mailing list ([email protected]) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to [email protected]
