As soon as it affects Javascript (which Eelco mentioned it would) it
becomes a user problem. And the "unncessary complexity" is all under the
hood, where it should remain.
Gili
Matej Knopp wrote:
Sorry, I disagree here. I think that it would bring unnecessary complexity.
Actually, only the URLs will change. It should not affect any existing
wicket programs. The user really doesn't have to care, if the components
in url are separated by '.' or ':'.
It really has nothing to do with class member/namespace separators.
-Matej
Gili wrote:
This is exactly why I think we should invest the extra work to
allow users to use "." for everything: component paths and OGNL. One
of the things I appreciate in Java is that you can use "." everywhere
as opposed to C++ where you alternate between "::" and ".".
If we're coding this up with a ease of use mentality, why not make
sure that we use a consistent separator throughout? It makes Wicket
much easier to learn.
Gili
Phil Kulak wrote:
Yes, but C++ uses :: for defining class methods. That's actually why
I'm drawn to the single colon, plus it looks nice.
On 7/13/05, Martijn Dashorst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I am in the 'want to use the component id as (limited) ognl expression'
camp. I think that the component seperator should be either colon (":")
or dollar sign ("$"). Visually I have a preference for the colon, but
mentally I prefer the $. The $ is already in use for generating the
class files for inner classes, so it seems like a natural fit for
seperating components as one may have already seen it before. As a
/clear/ seperator the colon stands out more.
In the end I'd choose the colon.
Martijn
Eelco Hillenius wrote:
That would be pretty difficult I think. Say, you used 'foo.bar' as
your component name, and we translate it to 'foo:bar' internally. We
we still have to figure out that in the markup it is denoted as
'foo.bar' (so we have to keep the original), but for generating links
etc, we would use the translated one. Seems pretty error prone, though
the basic idea is good.
I think using a seperator like ':' is in nobody's way: I think it is
very unlikely that anyone will use it as part of their component name,
and just in case, we could build in a check for that too. And using
CompoundPropertyModels with the dotted notation would be great, and is
an issue that has come up several times now on this list (clear
indication it should be fixed).
Eelco
Gili wrote:
I would suggest the following "radical idea": component path is
an internal concept. End-users never get to manipulate Wicket using a
specific component path. We only seem to use it to output debug
messages and for internal house keeping (to keep track of the
structure). As such, we don't care whether dots or semicolon or
whatever are used. Furthermore, I would argue, it shouldn't matter.
Either invent a String encoding mechanism where "." denotes a
component separator and ".." denotes a OGNL seperator that has been
encoded or represent a path using a simple List structure instead of
String. At the end of the day, ensure that the new implementation
does not depend on *any* character not getting used in the future. It
should be smart enough to encode away any conflicts or use a
non-String internal representation.
Is that feasiable?
Gili
Eelco Hillenius wrote:
Currently, you can't do:
add (new RequiredTextField("company.name"));
(which is: use company.name as an id) as Wicket thinks that company
and name are seperate components because of the '.', which is
Wicket's path seperateor. This is unfortunate, as it is a valid Ognl
expression (which means to get the name property of the company
property of the target object).
Eelco
Gili wrote:
I somewhat object... I like the current behavior. Maybe I don't
understand what you are refering to by a "component path". Where is
this used in Wicket? Can you give me an example String where the
dot is ambigious whether it is a OGNL thing or component path
thing? Is it really possible to have a subcomponent having the
exact same name as a OGNL "member of a class" and have it refer to
two different objects?
Thanks,
Gili
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