All, I finally sorted out my problem and will post what I found in case it helps someone else. In my click table, which is based on a mysql database table, my primary key is alphanumberc, not an "ID". Therefore, when I was using the basic link decorator like this:
actionColumn.setDecorator(new LinkDecorator(table, actionLinks, "alpha_key")); I was not getting the "alpha key" value in my onLinkClick method. Therefore, I thought I was doing something wrong and went down a more complicated road (looking at the postal code example that I mentioned before). Instead, I added an auto increment ID to my table to prove if that was the missing link, and of course it was that simple. The link decorator simply does not appear to handle alpha keys. Just integers. (correct me if I am wrong) This is unfortunate for me, though I can overcome it. It would have been better to be able to have the option of an ActionLink.getValue*String* Andy On Fri, Nov 4, 2011 at 7:59 AM, Andrew Schoener <[email protected]>wrote: > Wait... I think I may have found what I am looking for under the > LinkDecorator documentation, postal code example: > > > http://click.apache.org/docs/extras-api/org/apache/click/extras/control/LinkDecorator.html > > Let me give this a try. Once I get this to work, I will be really happy > about click. > > Andy > > > > On Fri, Nov 4, 2011 at 7:52 AM, Andrew Schoener <[email protected] > > wrote: > >> Bob, >> >> I am not sure if this is what I need. And I think I mis-typed my initial >> query. What I need to know is any of the other column's values. >> >> For example, my table is: >> >> Column-A Column-B Column-C ActionLink >> ABC Info1 Info2 View Detail Link >> DEF Info11 Info22 View Detail Link >> GHI Info122 Info222 View Detail Link >> >> >> When I click the ActionLink, and my onLinkClick method is trying to build >> a child table, I need to know the value in the table under Column-A for the >> row that was clicked. In my example above, I click the bottom table row's >> "View Data Link", and in my onLinkClick method I need the value of "GHI". >> It''ll be dynamic per the row clicked, not set statically. If that makes >> any sense. >> >> Andy >> >> >> On Fri, Nov 4, 2011 at 12:16 AM, Bob Schellink <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi Andrew, >>> >>> You can use a decorator on the column and add the column name as a >>> parameter to the link. For example: >>> >>> final ActionLink link = new ActionLink("link"); >>> Column column = new Column("action"); >>> column.setDecorator(new Decorator() { >>> public String render(Object object, Context context) { >>> link.setParameter("COLUMN", "XYZ"); >>> return link.toString(); >>> } >>> }); >>> table.addColumn(column); >>> >>> Then when the link is clicked, you can retrieve the "COLUMN" parameter >>> which contains the name of the link that was clicked. >>> >>> Hope this helps. >>> >>> Kind regards >>> >>> Bob >>> >>> >>> On 2011/11/04 04:02 AM, Andrew Schoener wrote: >>> >>>> Newbie here, taking click for a spin. >>>> >>>> I have: >>>> >>>> * a page extending BorderPage >>>> * I have on the page a Table object >>>> * I am populating the table object with a JDBC helper class that >>>> returns a List of the required data >>>> * I am therefore using table.setRowList(list); >>>> * In my table, I also have an ActionLink added as a column. The >>>> ActionLink is called "View >>>> >>>> Detail" on the page >>>> >>>> What I want to do is to click the View Detail link in the page and call >>>> a SQL statement to populate >>>> a child Table object >>>> However, to do so, I need to know one of the column names from the >>>> parent table / row to build the >>>> dynamic SQL. >>>> And while I am at it, none of my parent table columns are called ID. >>>> >>>> For the life of me, I cannot figure out how to connect the dots so that >>>> my ActionLink method (eg >>>> "onLinkClick") can look into the columns on the row for which the View >>>> Detail link was clicked. >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> Andy >>>> >>>> >>> >> >
