I am learning how to create UI Control on XPAGES ( http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/ddwiki.nsf/dx/Master_Table_of_Contents_for_XPages_Extensibility_APIs_Developer_Guide )
And I have created my own control and I have set single property in xsp-config using property tag. But when I try to set group property using property-type tag, that group property is not shown.
Here my xsp-config
<faces-config>
<faces-config-extension>
<namespace-uri>http://fortedynamic.org/xsp/control</namespace-uri>
<default-prefix>forte</default-prefix>
</faces-config-extension>
<component>
<description>Forte Input Text</description>
<display-name>Input Text</display-name>
<component-type>com.forte.InputText</component-type>
<component-class>com.forte.component.InputText</component-class>
<component-extension>
<component-family>com.forte.InputText</component-family>
<renderer-type>com.forte.InputText</renderer-type>
<tag-name>inputText</tag-name>
<designer-extension>
<in-palette>true</in-palette>
<category>Forte Library</category>
</designer-extension>
</component-extension>
<property>
<description>Data Source</description>
<display-name>Data Source</display-name>
<property-name>value</property-name>
<property-class>string</property-class>
<property-extension>
<designer-extension>
<category>forte</category>
</designer-extension>
</property-extension>
</property>
<property-type>
<property-name>event</property-name>
<display-name>Event</display-name>
<property-extension>
<container-class>java.util.Collection</container-class>
<collection-property>true</collection-property>
<designer-extension>
<category>forte</category>
</designer-extension>
</property-extension>
<property>
<property-name>refreshId</property-name>
<property-class>string</property-class>
<property-extension>
<designer-extension>
<editor>com.ibm.designer.domino.xsp.idpicker</editor>
</designer-extension>
</property-extension>
</property>
<property>
<property-name>clientEvent</property-name>
<property-class>string</property-class>
<property-extension>
<designer-extension>
<editor>com.ibm.designer.domino.client.script.editor</editor>
</designer-extension>
</property-extension>
</property>
<property>
<property-name>serverEvent</property-name>
<property-class>com.ibm.xsp.actions.ExecuteScriptAction</property-class>
</property>
<property>
<property-name>onStart</property-name>
<property-class>string</property-class>
<property-extension>
<designer-extension>
<editor>com.ibm.designer.domino.client.script.editor</editor>
</designer-extension>
</property-extension>
</property>
<property>
<property-name>onError</property-name>
<property-class>string</property-class>
<property-extension>
<designer-extension>
<editor>com.ibm.designer.domino.client.script.editor</editor>
</designer-extension>
</property-extension>
</property>
<property>
<property-name>onComplete</property-name>
<property-class>string</property-class>
<property-extension>
<designer-extension>
<editor>com.ibm.designer.domino.client.script.editor</editor>
</designer-extension>
</property-extension>
</property>
<property>
<property-name>immediate</property-name>
<property-class>boolean</property-class>
<property-extension>
<designer-extension>
<editor>com.ibm.std.BooleanCheckBox</editor>
</designer-extension>
</property-extension>
</property>
</property-type>
</component>
</faces-config>
Note :
Result of this xsp-config can display : "Data Source" property but "Event" group property is not shown.
Do I miss something to configure on xsp-config ?
I'm not sure about the use of property-extension, but when I manually create a group of properties in a Custom Control, then look at the xsp-config file in Package Explorer under Custom Controls, it looks like the classes are wrong.
Do you want a single property where the users enter an instance of a java.util.Collection? If so, try this:
<property>
<property-name>event</property-name>
<display-name>Event</display-name>
<property-extension>
<property-item-class>java.util.Collection</property-item-class>
<collection-property>true</collection-property>
<designer-extension>
<category>forte</category>
</designer-extension>
</property-extension>
</property>
If you want a property with multiple instances, try:
<property>
<property-name>event</property-name>
<display-name>Event</display-name>
<property-class>java.util.Collection</property-class>
<property-extension>
<property-item-class>YOUR INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY TYPE</property-item-class>
<collection-property>true</collection-property>
<designer-extension>
<category>forte</category>
</designer-extension>
</property-extension>
</property>
You can allow the users to enter it using the SSJS Editor by adding <editor>com.ibm.workplace.designer.ide.xfaces.internal.editors.MethodBindingEditor</editor>
to <designer-extension>
So, it sounds like you want to provide a combo-box for selectable property values. To do this follow this pattern in the property:
<property id="scrollDirection">
<description>The direction to scroll. Use "v" for vertical or "h" for horizontal. Defaults to "v"</description>
<display-name>Scroll Direction</display-name>
<property-name>scrollDirection</property-name>
<property-class>java.lang.String</property-class>
<property-extension>
<designer-extension>
<editor>com.ibm.workplace.designer.property.editors.comboParameterEditor</editor>
<editor-parameter>
v|Vertical
h|Horizontal
</editor-parameter>
</designer-extension>
</property-extension>
</property>
To create an actual group:
<group id="Some meaningful name">
<description>A description of the group</description>
<group-type>some.name.space.name</group-type>
<property>
<description>A normal property definition</description>
....
</property>
</group>
You can find the total xsp-config/faces-config reference here: http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/ddwiki.nsf/dx/XPages_configuration_file_format
EDIT: Ah, ok. So after reading your comment I think I understand. You want to be able to add items to something like a list. So, you'll have to create a complex type to support this.
<complex-type id="CustomProperty">
<description>Custom Complex Type property</description>
<display-name>Custom Complex Type Property</display-name>
<complex-id>com.acme.xsp.CustomProperty</complex-id>
<complex-class>com.acme.xsp.components.CustomComplexType</complex-class>
<property>
<description>Name of the property to pass to the custom control</description>
<display-name>Property Name</display-name>
<property-name>name</property-name>
<property-class>java.lang.String</property-class>
</property>
<complex-extension>
<tag-name>customComplexType</tag-name>
</complex-extension>
</complex-type>
And then in your component property (NOTE: The property-add-method tag, this will be a method in your component that in this case will add CustomComplexType objects to a java.util.List):
<property id="customProperties">
<description>A list of complex types</description>
<display-name>Custom Properties</display-name>
<property-name>customProperties</property-name>
<property-class>java.util.List</property-class>
<property-extension>
<designer-extension>
<category>basics</category>
</designer-extension>
<allow-run-time-binding>true</allow-run-time-binding>
<collection-property>true</collection-property>
<property-item-class>com.acme.xsp.components.CustomComplexType</property-item-class>
<property-add-method>addCustomProperty</property-add-method>
</property-extension>
</property>
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