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D2WSelect

Component Description

This Direct to Web reusable component displays a select component. See the "Direct to Web" chapter of WebObjects Tools and Techniques for information about the behavior and appearance of this component.

Synopsis

D2WSelect { [action=anAction;] dataSource=aDataSource; [displayKeys=keyArray;] entityName=nameString; [pageConfiguration=configurationName;] selectedObject=anObject; };

Bindings

action: The action method to invoke when the user clicks Select or Return.

dataSource: An EODataSource containing the objects the user can select from.

displayKeys: The properties of the entity to edit (NSArray). You can also represent the array as a string: "(prop1, prop2, ...)".

entityName: The name of the entity this component displays (String).

pageConfiguration: The named configuration containing the Web Assistant settings for this component (String). If this binding is not specified, the "*all*" configuration for the select task and the entityName entity is used. See the "Direct to Web" chapter of WebObjects Tools and Techniques for more information about named configurations.

selectedObject: The object the user selects with this component or null if no object is selected.

Example

mySelect : D2WSelect {
    entityName = "Movie";
    selectedObject = displayGroup.selectedObject;
    dataSource = displayGroup.dataSource;
    action = selectAction;
}