It is used indirectly by AjaxSubmitLink and AjaxButton, for example. They use AFSB. After submit the form (and the client code) know that a link/button actually submitted the form.
Or maybe I don't understand your concern. On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 9:19 AM, Sven Meier <[email protected]> wrote: > I know, but for what is that needed? > > Sven > > > On 01/30/2013 09:09 AM, Martin Grigorov wrote: > >> Hi Sven, >> >> AFSB sets it only if : >> >> if (getComponent() instanceof IFormSubmittingComponent) >> { >> String submittingComponentName = >> ((IFormSubmittingComponent)**getComponent()).getInputName()**; >> attributes.**setSubmittingComponentName(**submittingComponentName); >> } >> >> i.e. if it is attached to a submitting component like a button. >> >> It is the same in 1.5 >> (org.apache.wicket.ajax.form.**AjaxFormSubmitBehavior#**getEventHandler): >> >> if (getComponent() instanceof IFormSubmittingComponent) >> { >> call.append("'") >> .append(((**IFormSubmittingComponent)**getComponent()).getInputName()* >> *) >> .append("' "); >> } >> >> >> >> On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 11:37 PM, Sven Meier <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi, >>> >>> can somebody explain what AjaxRequestAttributes#**** >>> setSubmittingComponentName() >>> is for? >>> It is set by AjaxFormSubmitBehavior#****updateAjaxAttributes() only. >>> >>> >>> Why I'm asking? >>> When a form is submitted by an AjaxFormSubmitBehavior, we have an >>> inconsistency between WicketTester and a real submit from the browser: >>> In the former case Form#findSubmittingButton() returns null, in the >>> latter >>> case it returns the Button the AjaxFormSubmitBehavior is bound to. >>> >>> It seems that #setSubmittingComponentName() is superfluous because the >>> AjaxFormSubmitBehavior will be triggered as the form submitter anyway. >>> Strictly speaking the button is *not* the form submitter but the behavior >>> is, so it makes sense that #findSubmittingButton() should return null. >>> >>> Any thoughts? >>> >>> Sven >>> >>> >> >> > -- Martin Grigorov jWeekend Training, Consulting, Development http://jWeekend.com <http://jweekend.com/>
