Hi Chuck,

I have a need for inheriting from a class and template.  I saw your code here.  
But I don't know hwat ResourceManagerAdditions is.  Probably in your private 
library.  Does Wonder have something equivalent?

Thanks,
Ricardo Parada




On Oct 15, 2009, at 7:27 PM, Chuck Hill wrote:

> 
> On Oct 15, 2009, at 4:22 PM, Lon Varscsak wrote:
> 
>> Is there a way to subclass a component and have it use the template of
>> the super-class?
> 
> 
>    /**
>     * 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)
>    {
>        /** require [valid_componentName] componentName != null;  **/
>        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());
>        /** ensure [valid_Result] Result != null;  **/
>    }
> 
> 
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