Module org.apache.wicket.core
Package org.apache.wicket

Interface IPageFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:
DefaultPageFactory
public interface IPageFactory
A factory class that creates Pages. A Page can be created by Class, with or without a PageParameters argument to pass to the Page's constructor.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Implementations must let subclasses of ResetResponseException thrown from the constructing page's constructor bubble up.

Author:
Juergen Donnerstag, Jonathan Locke
See Also:

  • Method Details

    • newPage

      <C extends IRequestablePage> C newPage(Class<C> pageClass)
      Creates a new page using a page class.
      Type Parameters:
      C - the type of the page class
      Parameters:
      pageClass - The page class to instantiate
      Returns:
      The page
      Throws:
      WicketRuntimeException - Thrown if the page cannot be constructed

    • newPage

      <C extends IRequestablePage> C newPage(Class<C> pageClass, PageParameters parameters)
      Creates a new Page, passing PageParameters to the Page constructor if such a constructor exists. If no such constructor exists and the parameters argument is null or empty, then any available default constructor will be used.
      Type Parameters:
      C - the type of the page class
      Parameters:
      pageClass - The class of Page to create
      parameters - Any parameters to pass to the Page's constructor
      Returns:
      The new page
      Throws:
      WicketRuntimeException - Thrown if the page cannot be constructed

    • isBookmarkable

      <C extends IRequestablePage> boolean isBookmarkable(Class<C> pageClass)
      Checks whether a page can be instantiated using a bookmarkable URL.
      Type Parameters:
      C - the type of the page class
      Parameters:
      pageClass - The class of page to check for bookmarkability
      Returns:
      true if the page can be instantiated by this IPageFactory