I think a better solution would be setModel(TableModel model) where TableModel is an iterface, like the Swing TableModel. This way you will have a table that can display all sorts of domain objects.
2010/1/5 Benju <b...@fastcastmedia.com> > On the GWT wiki there is a new article (http://code.google.com/ > webtoolkit/doc/latest/tutorial/mvp-architecture.html) with good > example of how MVP code "should" work. I found the following quote > interesting... > > "Method setData() is a simple way of getting model data into the view > without the view having intrinsic knowledge of the model itself" > > In the example there is only one column of date in the contacts table/ > list which meant the view can draw itself based on a List<String>. > What if the view was meant to display multiple columns a List<String> > as seen in ContactsPresenter.fetchContactDetails would not work. > > I see three options... > > Change this to List<ContactDetails> but then the view references the > model > > Create a new class like ContactDetailsRowData that is essential > ContactDetails minus any non-viewed fields (ie: primary key). > > Break down each row in the table into it's own widget, this tends to > get very messy though and seems hackish. > > I am currently leaning towards setting the view's data as a > List<ContactDetails> and just making sure that the view only uses > model data to display the user interface, it doesn't try to fire > events like SelectionEvent<ContactDetails> but rather sticks to > ClickHandlers and providing methods like getSelectedIndex(). > > Any ideas? > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Google Web Toolkit" group. > To post to this group, send email to google-web-tool...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > google-web-toolkit+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<google-web-toolkit%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/google-web-toolkit?hl=en. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Web Toolkit" group. To post to this group, send email to google-web-tool...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to google-web-toolkit+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-web-toolkit?hl=en.
