probably because textfields do not receive onchange event, or something else was hijacking it.
-igor On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 6:17 AM, dlipski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > dlipski wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> First, problem description: >> Recently I was asked to change DropDownChoice field into >> AutoCompleteTextField. >> Everything was ok untill I noticed that old DropDownChoice field has >> attached OnChangeAjaxBehavior. >> Ofcourse what works well with DropDownChoice doesnt work as I want with >> AutoCompleteTextField. >> The problem is that I want to update a model after user selects one of >> choices(from autocomplete) not after any change of text field. >> I found getOnSelectJavascriptExpression method in >> AbstractAutoCompleteRenderer (since Wicket 1.4 ?) and I thought that it >> would be a good place to call some JS to update text field model. >> I looked at >> http://cwiki.apache.org/WICKET/calling-wicket-from-javascript.html to see >> how to call server side Wicket code from JavaScript. >> Next I had the idea to attach to text field >> AjaxFormComponentUpdatingBehavior and call its getCallbackUrl() from >> JavaScript returned from mentioned earlier >> getOnSelectJavascriptExpression(). >> The problem is that AjaxFormComponentUpdatingBehavior expects event name >> in constructor - in this case I dont need any onXXX event because I will >> call its getCallbackUrl() directly from JS. >> >> Now few questions: >> 1)How to update (via Ajax) model of some FormComponents from JavaScript? >> Do I have to attach AjaxFormComponentUpdatingBehavior to some dummy event >> and call its getCallbackUrl() directly in JavaScript ? If so, its kind of >> hacking for me and AjaxFormComponentUpdatingBehavior should provide >> no-argument constructor. >> >> 2)Does JavaScript returned from getOnSelectJavascriptExpression is called >> after corresponding TextField value has been set ? >> >> 3)At Wicket wiki I found description how to work with >> AutoCompleteTextField and Models: >> http://cwiki.apache.org/WICKET/autocomplete-using-a-wicket-model.html >> I dont understand why this problem is not solved by subclassing directly >> form AutoCompleteTextField and overriding getConverter and provide some >> custom converter ? >> >> Ps. My colegue told me to attach AjaxFormComponentUpdatingBehavior to >> onBlur event, maybe this is the solution ? (but still, for me better place >> to update a model is in Javasript from getOnSelectJavascriptExpression() >> than in onblur event handler...) >> >> Best regards >> Daniel >> > > It was as simple as using a AjaxFormComponentUpdatingBehavior... I was > confused because I started with OnChangeAjaxBehavior and it was broking > AutoCompleteTextField - thats why I started thinking of diffrent approaches. > > BTW. Why AjaxFormComponentUpdatingBehavior works well with > AutoCompleteTextField and OnChangeAjaxBehavior doesnt ? Is it a bug in > OnChangeAjaxBehavior or the purpose of this class is different ? > > Regards Daniel > > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/few-%28not-only%29-AutoCompleteTextField-questions-tp20131044p20207012.html > Sent from the Wicket - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
