Hey Greg, Very interesting. What's the status of pivot 2.0? Is it usable right now?
On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 7:56 AM, Greg Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > Bindable only gets called on the root element of a WTKX or BXML document. > This is because the document's variable namespace applies to the document as > a whole, not to individual sub-elements. However, this also works for > includes. So, if you write this: > > <TabPane> > <tabs> > <wtkx:include src="my_panel.wtkx"/> > </tabs> > </TabPane> > > and my_panel.wtkx defines <me:MyPanel> as the root element, bind() will > automatically be called on it, as well as initialize(). > > Note also that you don't need to load your panel's content in the MyPanel > constructor - you can simply use WTKX for this: > > my_panel.wtkx: > > <me:MyPanel> > <content> > <!-- my content goes here --> > </content> > </me:MyPanel> > > Finally, note that in Pivot 2.0, tags such as <tabs> and <content> are > optional. TabPane and Border now define "default properties", which can be > omitted in markup: > > <TabPane> > <wtkx:include src="my_panel.wtkx"/> > </TabPane> > > <me:MyPanel> > <!-- my content goes here --> > </me:MyPanel> > > See the BXML Primer for more info: > > http://ixnay.biz/pivot-tutorials/bxml-primer.html > > This document discusses BXML and the Pivot 2.0 version of Bindable, but > most of the same concepts apply to Pivot 1.5. > > G > > On Nov 8, 2010, at 9:40 PM, ocean ocean wrote: > > > Hey all, > > > > I am having trouble figuring out how to use the > org.apache.pivot.wtkx.Bindable interface. > > > > Let's say I create a class that extends a container that then reads in a > WTKX file, eg: > > > > MyPanel.java: > > public class MyPanel extends Border implements Bindable { > > > > public MyPanel() throws Exception { > > WTKXSerializer wtkxSerializer = new WTKXSerializer(); > > Component content = (Component) wtkxSerializer.readObject(this, > "my-panel.wtkx"); > > setContent(content); > > } > > } > > > > Then I can reference this file from the main window very easily using > WTKX: > > > > <TabPane> > > <tabs> > > <me:MyPanel /> > > </tabs> > > </TabPane> > > > > In this situation, Bindable.bind() doesn't get called. My panel class is > constructed but then I have to manually call bind on it. Is there a better > way to get both modularization (being able to use separate wtkx files and > separate panel classes) and also use the Bindable interface? > >
