1.1.0B2 App framework and s:link

[andyd]

So here is my ordeal.
I've taken a look at the contactlist code and am trying something similar in my app. So a list of items is presented on my main page with an s:link tag in the name column as so, using ui:repeat and table tags, just like the contactlist.

...

<s:link view="/ItemEditor.xhtml" value="#{item.name}">
<f:param name="itemId" value="#{item.id}"/>
</s:link>

...

and in ItemEditor.xhtml I have

...
#{item.name} Editor
...

I only get Editor rendered on the screen.

My guess is that the item object isn't being set in the conversation context.

Can anyone explain what the f:param is doing and how that makes / should make the selected opject get stored in the conversation context.

Am I on the right track? any ideas?

Andy.

[gavin.king]

Its all done in magic in *.page.xml and components.xml.

[andyd]

Ok, I see components.xml and understand how the EntityHome and EntityQuery configs work. But the contactlist example doesn't have a pages.xml file?? or do you mean my calling page?

[gavin.king]

look in WEB-INF/classes

[andyd]

Ah!! so the magic is revealed.

Thanks Gavin.

Andy.

[andyd]

Thanks Gavin - got that working now. I do like this feature - saves a lot of coding. Can get back to focusing on real application logic.

Andy.