Package org.apache.wicket.markup.html.internal

Class Enclosure

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    Serializable, Iterable<Component>, IEventSink, IEventSource, IFeedbackContributor, IConverterLocator, IMetadataContext<Serializable,​Component>, IHeaderContributor, IComponentResolver, IRequestableComponent, IHierarchical<Component>, IClusterable
    Direct Known Subclasses:
    InlineEnclosure
    public class Enclosure
extends WebMarkupContainer
implements IComponentResolver
    An Enclosure are automatically created by Wicket. Do not create it yourself. An Enclosure container is created if <wicket:enclosure> is found in the markup. It is meant to solve the following situation. Instead of 
        <table wicket:id="label-container" class="notify"><tr><td><span wicket:id="label">[[notification]]</span></td></tr></table>
    WebMarkupContainer container=new WebMarkupContainer("label-container")
    {
       public boolean isVisible()
       {
           return hasNotification();
       }
    };
    add(container);
     container.add(new Label("label", notificationModel));
    with Enclosure you are able to do the following: 
        <wicket:enclosure>
      <table class="notify"><tr><td><span wicket:id="label">[[notification]]</span></td></tr></table>
    </wicket:enclosure>
    add(new Label("label", notificationModel))
    {
       public boolean isVisible()
       {
           return hasNotification();
       }
    }

    Please note that since a transparent auto-component is created for the tag, the markup and the component hierarchy will not be in sync which leads to subtle differences if your code relies on onBeforeRender() and validate() being called for the children inside the enclosure tag. E.g. it might happen that onBeforeRender() and validate() gets called on invisible components. In doubt, please fall back to EnclosureContainer.

    Additionally due to the reason above it is not possible to assert that children in Enclosure are not visible to WicketTester.

    Since:
    1.3
    Author:
    igor, Juergen Donnerstag
    See Also:
    EnclosureHandler, EnclosureContainer, Serialized Form

    • Constructor Detail

    • Method Detail

      • isVisible

        public boolean isVisible()
        Description copied from class: Component
        Gets whether this component and any children are visible.

        WARNING: this method can be called multiple times during a request. If you override this method, it is a good idea to keep it cheap in terms of processing. Alternatively, you can call Component.setVisible(boolean).

        Overrides:
        isVisible in class Component
        Returns:
        True if component and any children are visible

      • onConfigure

        protected void onConfigure()
        Description copied from class: Component
        Called on all components before any component is rendered. This method should be used to configure such things as visibility and enabled flags.

        Overrides must call super.onConfigure(), usually before any other code

        NOTE: Component hierarchy should not be modified inside this method, instead it should be done in Component.onBeforeRender()

        NOTE: Why this method is preferrable to directly overriding Component.isVisible() and Component.isEnabled()? Because those methods are called multiple times even for processing of a single request. If they contain expensive logic they can slow down the response time of the entire page. Further, overriding those methods directly on form components may lead to inconsistent or unexpected state depending on when those methods are called in the form processing workflow. It is a better practice to push changes to state rather than pull.

        NOTE: If component's visibility or another property depends on another component you may call other.configure() followed by other.isVisible() as mentioned in Component.configure() javadoc.

        NOTE: Why should Component.onBeforeRender() not be used for this? Because if a component's visibility is controlled inside Component.onBeforeRender(), once invisible the component will never become visible again.

        Overrides:
        onConfigure in class Component

      • onDetach

        protected void onDetach()
        Description copied from class: Component
        Called to allow a component to detach resources after use. Overrides of this method MUST call the super implementation, the most logical place to do this is the last line of the override method.
        Overrides:
        onDetach in class MarkupContainer