Make CPanel extend GenericPanel.
Then use cPanel.setModelObject() and pass it newObject or editObject
depending on which button has been clicked.
2012/9/13 theivorykitty <chantal.da...@frontier.com>
> Hey guys! First time post -
>
> So, I have a page that has two buttons (among other things) - one is to
> create a new object, and one is to edit an already existing object.
>
> I have a customization panel that allows the user to change the object's
> name, and other data.
>
> When the user enters the page, I'd like the customization page to be
> non-visible. When the user selects the link to create a new object, I want
> to bring up the panel, passing in the parameter of a new object. If the
> user
> selects the link to edit an existing object, however, I want to bring up
> the
> same panel, but pass in the parameter of the existing object.
>
> The problem is, with Wicket I have to give it SOMETHING when the page first
> comes up, so I do the following:
>
> cPanel = new CPanel("cPanel", newObject);
> add(cPanel);
> cPanel.setOutputMarkupPlaceholderTag(true);
> cPanel.setVisible(false);
>
> And when they select the "Create New Object" button, its easy to just do
> the
> following in the link:
>
> cPanel.setVisible(true);
> target.add(cPanel, cPanel.getMarkupId());
>
> However, what the heck am I supposed to do when they click the button to
> edit an existing object? The panel has already been created, and when I do
> a
> replaceWith(), it doesn't like it (I think because the customization panel
> isn't visible yet when the user clicks the edit button)...
>
> Oh, and I should mention that I don't know which object they're going to
> edit until they click the edit button, so I don't have the object on page
> generation to just make an entirely different panel with that parameter,
> add
> both, set them both to invisible, and then change visibility as the need
> arises. I've pulled that one before!
>
> So basically, how do I switch an invisible panel with a different one (of
> the same type with a different parameter) before I bring up visibility?
>
> Sorry if this is a silly question! Any help would be great!
>
> Thanks!
>
>
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