Because ExternalLink does not point to a Wicket resource or listener. It points to some wicket external address (e.g. google, ebay, amazon) and hence doesn't need all the features/functionalities (and the overhead) of Link and it derivatives.
Juergen On 3/31/06, Jesper Preuss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I would like to know if there is a reason why the class > wicket.markup.html.link.Link is not a parent to ExternalLink? > > Because Link is extends by all these AjaxFallbackLink, > BookmarkablePageLink, DummyHomePage.TestLink, PageLink, > PagingNavigationIncrementLink, PagingNavigationLink, PopupCloseLink, > ResourceLink. > > Is there a specific reason, or is it something you not have thougt of. > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language > that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast > and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmdlnk&kid0944&bid$1720&dat1642 > _______________________________________________ > Wicket-user mailing list > Wicket-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wicket-user > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid0944&bid$1720&dat1642 _______________________________________________ Wicket-user mailing list Wicket-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wicket-user