I believe the error is in this line: this.parent.setAttribute('errortext',canvas.getLabelName(1541)); you should write this.setAttribute('errortext',canvas.getLabelName(1541)); since in XML hierarchy 'errortext' is on the same level.
parent means 'parent XML element' not 'parent class' On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 8:54 AM, Andun Sameera <andun...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Maxim, > > There was a small mistake in my question. I will state the question > more clearly with some new findings. > > In the baseErrorDialog class it has a view like this, > > <attribute name="errortext" value="" type="string" /> > > <view y="24" width="$once{ parent.width - 40 }" height="130" x="30" > clip="true"> > <text fontsize="10" fontstyle="bold" text="${ > parent.parent.errortext }" multiline="true" width="$once{ parent.width > - 16 }" selectable="true" /> > </view> > > the contentSaveWindow class has been created by extending > baseErrorDialog. So I want to update the text of the above text view > from the subclass contentSaveWindow. For that task, I thought updating > the value of errorText attribute which is used to specify the text of > text view. > > So I have created a english.xml file entry like this, > > <string id="1541" name="content_is_saving"> > <value>Content is Saving, Please wait.</value> > </string> > > Then I have changed the oninit handler of the contentSaveWindow class > like this to update the variable. > > <handler name="oninit"> > this.parent.setAttribute('errortext',canvas.getLabelName(1541)); > lz.ModeManager.makeModal(this); > if ($debug) Debug.write("contentsavewindow: ",errorid); > if ($debug) > Debug.write("this.parent.errortext:",this.parent.errortext); > this.startSave(); > </handler> > > In the debug mode I saw the value of errortext attribute is updated. > But the message window come without empty value in the text box. So > what is wrong here? > > My basic requirement is to add a text to the empty text box of > baseErrorDialog while being in the sub class > contentSaveWindow. > > Also my other question was how to update all the language xml files > with this new entry, > > <string id="1541" name="content_is_saving"> > <value>Content is Saving, Please wait.</value> > </string> > > Vasiliy instructed me to use > org.apache.openmeetings.test.labels.FillLabels for this task. Is it > enough to run the text() method of that particular class to update all > langue xml files. > > Please be kind enough to instruct me on these questions. Sorry for the > earlier mistake. > > Thanks! > > On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 7:06 AM, Maxim Solodovnik <solomax...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > I'm totally confused with this question, > > > > 1) since you have entry in your english.xml file (and have this language > > file imported via language admin) there is no need to create any > attributes. > > > > 2) Why do you need attribute? > > > > 3) your attribute declaration is confusing: by setting *type="number"* > you > > telling openlaszlo the value will be number, but in the same line you > > declaring: value="I want to put it here". > > > > Please take a look at the code, there is special label which takes string > > id, you just need to use it. > > > > > > > > On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 9:50 PM, Andun Sameera <andun...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > >> Hi All, > >> > >> I have a language xml entry like this, > >> > >> <string id="1541" name="content_is_saving"> > >> <value>Content is Saving, Please wait.</value> > >> </string> > >> > >> I want to save this value to a attribute like this, > >> > >> <attribute name="errorid" value="I want to put it here" > type="number" > >> /> > >> > >> What will be the way? > >> > >> Also I have added the above new entry to master language (English) xml > >> file. Running the test method in > >> singlewebapp/src/org/apache/openmeetings/test/labels/FillLabels.java > >> will populate that entry to other languages. Am I correct? > >> > >> Thanks! > >> > >> -- > >> Regards > >> Andun S.L. Gunawardana > >> Undergraduate > >> Department of Computer Science And Engineering > >> University of Moratuwa > >> Sri Lanka > >> > >> Blog - http://www.insightforfuture.blogspot.com/ > >> LinkedIn - http://www.linkedin.com/pub/andun-s-l-gunawardana/34/646/703 > >> Twitter -http://twitter.com/AndunSLG > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > WBR > > Maxim aka solomax > > > > -- > Regards > Andun S.L. Gunawardana > Undergraduate > Department of Computer Science And Engineering > University of Moratuwa > Sri Lanka > > Blog - http://www.insightforfuture.blogspot.com/ > LinkedIn - http://www.linkedin.com/pub/andun-s-l-gunawardana/34/646/703 > Twitter -http://twitter.com/AndunSLG > -- WBR Maxim aka solomax