from Component.java in 1.5 (trunk) /** * Callback method invoked after the component was added to its parent AND you can walk up the * hierarchy up until the Page. That is, all parents must be have been added to their parents as * well. Add this point in time {...@link #getMarkup() getMarkup} is guaranteed to be available. * <p> * This method is guaranteed to called only once * </p> * <p> * If you don't like constructors to initialize your component, this is the method to use. * </p> */ protected void onInitialize() { }
-igor On Fri, Apr 2, 2010 at 2:03 PM, Joseph Pachod <josephpac...@thomas-daily.de> wrote: > hi > > The other day, I was busy creating reusable components. To make them "safe", > I used what I believe is a wicket good practices: adding the components in > onBeforeRender. > > In fact, it's not just in onBeforeRender, it's rather : > �...@override > protected void onBeforeRender() { > if(!hasBeenRendered()){ > // actual code > } > super.onBeforeRender(); > } > > having done this stuff repeatedly, I felt a bit annoyed but these many " > if(!hasBeenRendered())" and the brackets/indentations it brings. > Furthermore, on the few occasions I really needed something done on each > onBeforeRender, it brought clutter to the code. > Last but not least, recently, I was helping a wicket beginner and explaining > this "onBeforeRender/if(!hasBeenRendered)" wasn't the best moment I had. > > As such, I started to wonder if a simple "onInitialRender" method (or > similarly named) could be created ? It would run once and only once before > the first onBeforeRender. > > onBeforeRender would then return to what it should really mean (but still > have this handy hasBeenRendered() method just in case). > > In the end, it's trivial but would save a few keystrokes and bring some > clarity. > > What do you think of that ? > > thanks in advance > joseph --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@wicket.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@wicket.apache.org