Hi Lachlan,

On 21/09/2007, at 12:53 PM, Lachlan Scott wrote:

-----Original Message-----

Actually why not do this?
MyWebObjectName : MyDesiredComponentName {
        user = session.user;
}

This is what I thought I wanted to do, thanks.

Can you clarify if this below would be a true and generic version of
what you've suggested for those of us feeling small of brain ;-}

It's a very useful thing to do. If your custom component returns true (the default) for synchronizesVariablesAndBindings then you just need public setters/getters for 'user' for example. Otherwise, you can do away with the setter and do as I suggested before:

public User user() {
        if ( _user == null )
                _user = ( User )valueForBinding( "user" );
        return _user;
}

ie. Can I do this sort of thing generally with WOD?
MyWebObjectName : MyDesiredComponentName {
        publicVariableInMyDesiredComponentName = someValueIWishToPass;
 }

Yes.

Finally, is there any related Apple or other doco I can read that
deccribes WOD usage generically?

It can be helpful to look through the example custom components:
- /Developer/Examples/JavaWebObjects/Frameworks/
- /Developer/Examples/JavaWebObjects/Source/JavaWOExtensions
- /Developer/Examples/JavaWebObjects/WOExamples
- Project Wonder's ERExtensions

Don't forget to read the javadocs for WOComponent and it's superclasses.

But as for actual instructional/point-by-point documentation. It can be helpful to go back and look at the legacy docs where they listed actual programming topics -- who knows why they've not kept them handy with the new pages :-/ (Yes, I've filed a bug a loong time ago)

Case in point... diminishing returns...
1) http://developer.apple.com/documentation/LegacyTechnologies/ WebObjects/WebObjects_4.5/webobjects.html
- See WebObjects Tools and Techniques
- See Programming Topics (e.g., Extending WebObjects Framework)

2) http://developer.apple.com/documentation/LegacyTechnologies/ WebObjects/WebObjects_5/webobjects.html
- See Programming Topics (e.g., Extending WebObjects Framework)

3) http://developer.apple.com/referencelibrary/DeveloperTools/ idxWebObjects-date.html
- not there :-/

The Other Lachlan

:-))

with regards,
--

Lachlan Deck
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