you probably have to call FormComponentFeedbackIndicator#updateFeedback in onSubmit and onError, but i think overriding isVisibile is the the better approach.
maybe FCFI should override isVisible itself... On 9/25/07, Clay Lehman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey Gerolf, > > I used the following to do feedback as you suggested, but the red "*" is > always visible, rather than just after an error, even on rendering the > page before I do any submits. > > Here is the code I have in my Form's constructor: > > RequiredTextField itemid = new > RequiredTextField("itemid",Integer.class); > > FormComponentFeedbackIndicator fd = new > FormComponentFeedbackIndicator("itemidFeedback"); > fd.setIndicatorFor(itemid); > add(itemid); > add(fd); > > And Here is the Code I have in the html file (inside the form): > > <tr> > <td>ItemId:<span wicket:id="itemidFeedback"/></td> > <td><input type=text wicket:id="itemid"/></td> > </tr> > > On further investigation, I sublassed FormComponentFeedbackIndicator and > overwrote the isVisible() method like this: > > public boolean isVisible() > { > return > Session.get().getFeedbackMessages().hasMessage(getFeedbackMessageFilter( > )); > } > > With this change, the * shows up only when I would expect it to... > > Do you have any idea what would cause the default behavior not to work > properly? > > This is all setup in a QuickStart project, using Java 1.4 > > Thanks for any help. > > -Clay > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gerolf Seitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 11:31 AM > To: users@wicket.apache.org > Subject: Re: Form Feedback > > in your case (appending star to the label) i would do the following: > // html > <label wicket:id="inputLabel">[label]</label><span > wicket:id="inputIndicator">*</span><input type="text" > wicket:id="input"/> > > // java > TextField input = new TextField("input", new Model("")); > FormComponentFeedbackIndicator inputIndicator = new > FormComponentFeedbackIndicator("inputIndicator"); > inputIndicator.setIndicatorFor(input); > > notice: > the "*" between the span tags is not used as the actual output but > rather > for a preview if you open the .html file in a browser > > hth, > gerolf > > On 9/25/07, Clay Lehman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hey everyone, > > > > > > > > I am pretty new to Wicket, and I am having a hard time figuring out > the > > best way to provide feedback if a form's validation fails. > > > > > > > > I want 2 things to be visible if there is a validation error: > > > > 1) list the validation error messages at the top of the form > > > > 2) red stars by the Label of each input item that caused an > error. > > > > > > > > I have found examples using a FormComponentFeedbackBorder, but that > just > > appends a red start to the end of the input field (rather than the > > label. It looks like FormComponentFeedbackIndicator might do what I > > need based on the javadocs, but I have not been able to find an > example > > using this, and I am having trouble getting it to work. > > > > > > > > Does anybody have some advice on the best way to achieve this type of > > form feedback? > > > > > > > > Thanks!! > > > > -Clay > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >