What about this: BasePage: --------------------------------------- add(newFindingNumber("findingNumber"));
protected Component newFindingNumber(String id) { return new TextField<String>(id); } --------------------------------------- in ChildPage: --------------------------------------- protected Component newFindingNumber(String id) { Component component = super. newFindingNumber(id); component.setEnabled(false);// or whatever return component; } --------------------------------------- Alex fachhoch wrote: > > I looking for some best practices or better way to control my page > components , like set enable add attribute modifiers etc. > > for example > > I have add and edit page , where one textField should be enabled in add > and disabled in edit so for this I did > > add(new > TextField<String>("findingNumber").setEnabled(enableFindingNumber())); > > protected boolean enableFindingNumber(){ > return false; > } > > > the subclass Add page will override this method to true .but this will not > be generic tomarrow If I need some attribute modifiers for addpage and > not for edit again I will do the same add a protected method call that > in > textfield and override in addpage , this approach will make me change the > base class for everytime for any new features the sub class needs .I am > looking for some way through whcih I can retrieve the component in the > sub > class and add decoratos without changing the base class ? > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/controlling-components-from-sub-classes-tp23853627p23856345.html Sent from the Wicket - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@wicket.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@wicket.apache.org