Oops This.. "Look at the jwc and class file for the Any component."
Should read... "Look at the jwc and java file for the Any component." Geoff On 12/7/05, Geoff Longman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Look at the jwc and class file for the Any component. Tapestry hooks > up the following parameter with the value of the tag name in the > template... > > <parameter name="templateTag" type="java.lang.String" direction="auto" > required="no" default-value="null"> > <description> > The tag used to add this component in a template. > </description> > </parameter> > > Looking at BaseComponentTemplateLoader.addTemplateBindings(IComponent > component, OpenToken token), the tag name is hooked up in this magical > way if and only if (from the source code comment).... > > // if the component defines a templateTag parameter and > // there is no established binding for that parameter, > // add a static binding carrying the template tag > > So, if you paste the above parameter declaration into your component > and ***add no accessors into the java file**, the value will be hooked > up. > > Ok, how do you get at the value then in the java code? Again look at > the jwc file for Any, there is another parameter, element, which takes > as it's default value the value attached to templateTag, and element > has an abstract accessor getElement() in Any.java. > > Just use the two parameters in Any as a pattern and you can have > access to the info you need. > > Geoff > > > > > On 12/7/05, Harvey, David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm using tapestry 3.0.3. > > > > I've been a struts/jsp developer for 4+ years but I've only been using > > tapestry for a week or so. I have written a half dozen custom > > components and so far, I really like tapestry. > > > > I cannot figure out how to search the archives at > > http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/jakarta-tapestry-user/ so I > > don't know if this question has been asked (and answered) before. > > > > In my custom component I want to know how to the tag name of the > > original html element. > > > > for example in my html code: > > <img jwcid="@ResolvePaths" alt="help me" id="HELPME" > > src="../../images/topbar_bg.jpg" width="600" height="50" /> > > > > In my custom component 'ResolvePaths' I want to know the name of the > > html tag it resides in, in this case it would be 'img'. I cannot locate > > any methods in AbstractComponent or BaseComponent. > > > > What I'm trying to develop is a generic tapestry component that my html > > mockup/prototype person can plug into img or other HTML elements and > > have paths to images, script, stylesheets, etc be resolved without > > manually editing the html prototype/mockup. From my custom component I > > can examine the informal parameters and re-emit the component much as is > > done in the Any component but I cannot seem to determine the original > > html tag name. Having this would make the component quite general. > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > David Harvey > > Senior Software Engineer, Ingenix > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Secure Server" made the following > > annotations on 12/07/2005 07:59:19 PM > > ------------------------------"This e-mail, including attachments, may > > include confidential and/or proprietary information, and may be used only > > by the person or entity to which it is addressed. If the reader of this > > e-mail is not the intended recipient or his or her authorized agent, the > > reader is hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying > > of this e-mail is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, > > please notify the sender by replying to this message and delete this e-mail > > immediately." > > ============================== > > > > > -- > The Spindle guy. http://spindle.sf.net > Get help with Spindle: > http://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/spindle-user > Announcement Feed: > http://www.jroller.com/rss/glongman?catname=/Announcements > Feature Updates: http://spindle.sf.net/updates > -- The Spindle guy. http://spindle.sf.net Get help with Spindle: http://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/spindle-user Announcement Feed: http://www.jroller.com/rss/glongman?catname=/Announcements Feature Updates: http://spindle.sf.net/updates --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
