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Re: Wizard Event Listener

From: Federico Vela <fvela_at_paysett.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:22:45 -0500

Worked like a charm, Thanks Vanessa!!!

It seems the rule of thumb is to only add an event listener to the steps
that require it, not a global one like what I was trying to do.
--
Federico Vela
Vanessa Black wrote:
> 
> Hi Federico,
> 
> 
> I've noticed that (in 4.1.1 of the component) event.getStep() seems to 
> return null - So I'm not using it in a wizard listener. Instead I add a 
> listener to the actual wizard step that I'm listenening for (and not to 
> the entire wizard):
> 
> 
> class SelectDrivesStepEventListener implements WizardEventListener {
>     public boolean handleEvent(WizardEvent event) {
>       if (event.getEvent() == WizardEvent.NEXT) {//if the event that 
> occurs on this step is a NEXT
>                //do something useful
>            }
>            return true;
>        }
> 
> //remaining listener methods
> 
> }
> 
> This listener method gets fired only on the particular step because I 
> added the listener only to this particular wizard step.
> 
> Hope this is helpful,
> 
> Vanessa
> 
> 
> Federico Vela wrote:
>> Hi Vanessa,
>>
>> Thank you for your reply.
>>
>> Since the begging, I inadvertently I have already followed your 
>> recommendation. I first built the wizard without an event listener, 
>> and I was able to move back and forth the steps, and even branch.
>>
>> When i plug the listener attribute is when it starts silently failing.
>>
>> :(
>>
>> Thanks for your help anyway. Any other ideas?
>> -- 
>> Federico Vela
>> Product Specialist
>> PaySett International Corporation
>>
>> fvela_at_paysett.com
>> (+57) 1 750 8842
>> ICQ#: 210521656
>>
>>
>> Vanessa Black wrote:
>>> Hi Federico,
>>>
>>> I've seen this behavior (wizard not moving onto next step) in my 
>>> wizard when there is a problem with the jsp in the subsequent steps. 
>>> What I did was build the wizard a step at a time. I worked on the 
>>> layout of the steps before building in any deeper behavior and as I 
>>> worked on each step I made it the first and only step of the wizard 
>>> to make sure that there were no problems with the jsp. Then I built 
>>> up the wizard adding one page at a time.
>>>
>>> Hope that helps,
>>>
>>> Vanessa
>>>
>>> Federico Vela wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I'm learning to use the wizard component, and its event listener.
>>>>
>>>> Without the event listener the wizard works fine.
>>>>
>>>> I have configured everything seemingly correct, so that when the 
>>>> wizard pops up, the START event gets correctly broadcast.
>>>>
>>>> However, in that screen i press next, the wizard stays in that step. 
>>>> and no events are broadcast.
>>>>
>>>> What could cause the event listener attribute to fail?
>>>>
>>>> Any ideas or documentation on the wizard component?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks!
>>>> -- 
>>>> Federico Vela
>>>> Product Specialist
>>>> PaySett International Corporation
>>>>
>>>> fvela_at_paysett.com
>>>> (+57) 1 750 8842
>>>> ICQ#: 210521656
>>>>
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