My 2 cents: the name getPageClass() is the source of this
confusion. Everyone naturally assumes that getPageClass() is redundant
because you could use getPage().getClass() but if you renamed it to
getPageURI() or something it would make a lot more sense to people.
Also, getPageClass()'s online Javadoc is empty which is also
contributing to the problem.Gili On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 09:10:10 -0800, Jonathan Locke wrote: > > >Juergen Donnerstag wrote: > >>IPageLink requires us to implement two methods: getPage() and >>getPageClass(). Aren't these two information redundant? The page >> >> >nope. getPage() actually resolves the Page when a link is clicked. >getPageClass is part of the information used before the link is clicked >to determine how a link should be rendered. > >the docs state this: > > * ... The getPageClass() > * method returns the subclass of Page that getPage() will return if > * and when it is called. > * <p> > * This way of arranging things is useful in determining whether a > * link links to a given page, which is in turn useful for deciding > * how to display the link (because links in a navigation which link to > * a page itself are not useful and generally should instead indicate > * where the user is in the navigation). > >>returned by getPage() is able to provide its Class. From the sources I >>understand what they required for, but from a user's perspective I >>don't. Does anybody knwo the details of this implementation and may be >>come up with a suggestion on how to avoid getPageClass() in IPageLink. >> >>Juergen >> >> >>------------------------------------------------------- >>This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IntelliVIEW -- Interactive Reporting >>Tool for open source databases. Create drag-&-drop reports. Save time >>by over 75%! Publish reports on the web. Export to DOC, XLS, RTF, etc. >>Download a FREE copy at http://www.intelliview.com/go/osdn_nl >>_______________________________________________ >>Wicket-develop mailing list >>[email protected] >>https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wicket-develop >> >> >> > > >------------------------------------------------------- >This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IntelliVIEW -- Interactive Reporting >Tool for open source databases. Create drag-&-drop reports. Save time >by over 75%! Publish reports on the web. Export to DOC, XLS, RTF, etc. >Download a FREE copy at http://www.intelliview.com/go/osdn_nl >_______________________________________________ >Wicket-develop mailing list >[email protected] >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wicket-develop > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IntelliVIEW -- Interactive Reporting Tool for open source databases. Create drag-&-drop reports. Save time by over 75%! Publish reports on the web. Export to DOC, XLS, RTF, etc. Download a FREE copy at http://www.intelliview.com/go/osdn_nl _______________________________________________ Wicket-develop mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wicket-develop
