Great! This is exactly what I was looking for.

Thanks Chuck!

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On 05-Jul-2010, at 4:43 PM, Chuck Hill <[email protected]> wrote:

>    /**
>     * Allows a component to "inherit" the template (.html and .wod files) 
> from another component.
>     * <p>Usage:</p>
>     * <pre>
>     * public WOElement template() {
>     *     return inheritTemplateFrom("AddAddress", "CoreUI");
>     * }
>     * </pre>
>     * This very simple implementation does have some limitations:
>     * <ol>
>     * <li>It can't he used to inherit the template of another component 
> inheriting a template.</li>
>     * <li>It can't handle having two components with the same name in 
> different packages</li>
>     * <li>It does not use WO template caching</li>
>     * </ol>
>     *
>     * @see com.webobjects.appserver.WOComponent#template()
>     *
>     * @param componentName the name of the component whose template will be 
> inherited
>     * @param frameworkName name of the framework the component is in, or null 
> if in the application
>     * @return the template form the indicated component
>     */
>    public WOElement inheritTemplateFrom(String componentName, String 
> frameworkName)
>    {
>        String componentPath = componentName + ".wo/" + componentName + ".";
>        String htmlString = 
> ResourceManagerAdditions.stringFromResource(componentPath + "html", null, 
> session().languages());
>        String wodString = 
> ResourceManagerAdditions.stringFromResource(componentPath + "wod", null, 
> session().languages());
>        return WOComponent.templateWithHTMLString(htmlString, wodString, 
> session().languages());
>    }
> 
> 
> 
> On Jul 5, 2010, at 2:07 AM, Farrukh Ijaz wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> How can I extend an existing component to override java methods and 
>> introduce new interfaces to the java class of the component but use the 
>> binding and html part of it's parent? Let's say I want to override the 
>> ERModernLook but I need to introduce some interfaces to it become compatible 
>> with my existing application?
>> 
>> Is it possible?
>> 
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