Bindable only gets called on the root element of a WTKX or BXML document. This
is because the document's variable namespace applies to the document as a
whole, not to individual sub-elements. However, this also works for includes.
So, if you write this:
<TabPane>
<tabs>
<wtkx:include src="my_panel.wtkx"/>
</tabs>
</TabPane>
and my_panel.wtkx defines <me:MyPanel> as the root element, bind() will
automatically be called on it, as well as initialize().
Note also that you don't need to load your panel's content in the MyPanel
constructor - you can simply use WTKX for this:
my_panel.wtkx:
<me:MyPanel>
<content>
<!-- my content goes here -->
</content>
</me:MyPanel>
Finally, note that in Pivot 2.0, tags such as <tabs> and <content> are
optional. TabPane and Border now define "default properties", which can be
omitted in markup:
<TabPane>
<wtkx:include src="my_panel.wtkx"/>
</TabPane>
<me:MyPanel>
<!-- my content goes here -->
</me:MyPanel>
See the BXML Primer for more info:
http://ixnay.biz/pivot-tutorials/bxml-primer.html
This document discusses BXML and the Pivot 2.0 version of Bindable, but most of
the same concepts apply to Pivot 1.5.
G
On Nov 8, 2010, at 9:40 PM, ocean ocean wrote:
> Hey all,
>
> I am having trouble figuring out how to use the
> org.apache.pivot.wtkx.Bindable interface.
>
> Let's say I create a class that extends a container that then reads in a WTKX
> file, eg:
>
> MyPanel.java:
> public class MyPanel extends Border implements Bindable {
>
> public MyPanel() throws Exception {
> WTKXSerializer wtkxSerializer = new WTKXSerializer();
> Component content = (Component) wtkxSerializer.readObject(this,
> "my-panel.wtkx");
> setContent(content);
> }
> }
>
> Then I can reference this file from the main window very easily using WTKX:
>
> <TabPane>
> <tabs>
> <me:MyPanel />
> </tabs>
> </TabPane>
>
> In this situation, Bindable.bind() doesn't get called. My panel class is
> constructed but then I have to manually call bind on it. Is there a better
> way to get both modularization (being able to use separate wtkx files and
> separate panel classes) and also use the Bindable interface?
