DefaultHeader
Package:
com.webobjects.directtoweb
Inherits from:com.webobjects.appserver.WOComponent
Subclasses:
Class Description
This class defines the behavior of the menu header in a Direct to Web application. The source code for this class is copied into the MenuHeader.java file in the application's project.
Method Types
Constructors
Fields
Actions
Key-Value Coding
Constructors
DefaultHeader
public DefaultHeader()
Standard Java no-argument constructor.
Fields
entityNameInList
java.lang.String
This instance variable is used as a temporary variable by the Entities WOPopupButton.
Methods
findEntityAction
public WOComponent findEntityAction()
This method is invoked when the user clicks Search in the menu bar. It creates and displays a query page (a WOComponent object) for the selected entity.
homeAction
public WOComponent homeAction()
This method is invoked when the user clicks Home in the menu bar. It displays the startup task page.
isWebAssistantEnabled
public boolean isWebAssistantEnabled()
Returns whether or not the Web Assistant is enabled. By default it is enabled.
logout
public WOComponent logout()
This method is invoked when the user clicks Logout in the menu bar. It terminates the current session and returns the application's home page WOComponent (Main).See Also:
homeHrefInContext (D2W)
manipulatedEntityName
public String manipulatedEntityName()
Returns the entity name the user chooses in the Entities pop-up list in the menu bar.
newObjectAction
public WOComponent newObjectAction()
This action method is invoked when the user clicks New in the menu bar. It creates an instance of the manipulated entity and displays an edit page for it. See Also:
manipulatedEntityName
setManipulatedEntityName
public void setManipulatedEntityName(String entityName)
Sets the entity name the use chooses from the pop-up list in the menu bar.
showWebAssistant
public WOComponent showWebAssistant()
This action method is invoked when the user clicks Customize in the menu bar. It displays the Web Assistant in the user's browser.
visibleEntityNames
public NSArray visibleEntityNames()
Returns an NSArray containing the names of the visible entities in the session WOSession. You can hide entities using the Entities tab in the Web Assistant. See the "Direct to Web" chapter of WebObjects Tools and Techniques for more information about hiding entities.
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