Yesterday while playing with AutoCompleTextField, I created a quickstart to show how it is 'broken'. I hadn't thought of using a converter. After using a converter the component behaves as I'd expect.
So a simpler solution could be: 1) improve the AutoCompleteTextField's java doc to explain using the converter 2) update the wicketExample page to include an example using a converter, 3) add some logic, or an ease of use hook so that AutoComplete can detect when its being used against objects that aren't strings and is breaking. I'll open a Jira, attach the quickstart and attach a patch that takes care of those 3 pieces. Yesterday I glanced at the ObjectAutoComplete and it looks very powerful, but maybe even more complex. My initial desire was that an AutoCompleteTextField mirror how a DropDownChoice behaves by default. I'll try to demonstrate that in my patch. -Clint On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 10:51 PM, Igor Vaynberg <igor.vaynb...@gmail.com>wrote: > we dont need to deprecate the existing one. it does something that > object-autocomplete does not - lets you enter free-form-text with some > assistance. > > -igor > > On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 6:55 PM, Jeremy Thomerson > <jer...@wickettraining.com> wrote: > > I'd be up for at least moving the ObjectAutoComplete into core and adding > > @Deprecated to the existing one before 1.5.0 if there is consensus on it. > > > > -- > > Jeremy Thomerson > > http://wickettraining.com > > *Need a CMS for Wicket? Use Brix! http://brixcms.org* > > > > On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 11:27 AM, James Carman > > <ja...@carmanconsulting.com>wrote: > > > >> On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 11:25 AM, Clint Checketts <checke...@gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >> > Is there a good reason (besides backwards compatiblity) that the > >> > objectautocomplete hasn't replaced the broken string based one in > >> > wicket-extensions? > >> > > >> > It seems like AutoComplete should behave as similarly to > DropDownChoice > >> as > >> > possible. As it currently is, IChoiceRenderer feels broken with it. > >> > > >> > >> I would think it should have at least made its way into the "core" or > >> "extension" by now. There have been enough requests for it. > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@wicket.apache.org > >> For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@wicket.apache.org > >> > >> > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@wicket.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@wicket.apache.org > >
