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I have a Tree that is backed by a Controller.
The Tree is used on a page that is backed by a ViewModel.
The issue is when one of the underlying objects of the tree nodes is modified in the ViewModel, I can't get the reflected change to show up in the UI. (The data is being changed I just can't see it... the label isn't reflecting the change.)
I thought maybe wiring up the Tree in the view model and then doing a notifyChange would do the trick but that doesn't seem to help.
For example I thought this would work...
//ViewModel
@Wire("#cbgTree")
protected Tree cbgTree;
@AfterCompose
public void afterCompose(@ContextParam(ContextType.VIEW) org.zkoss.zk.ui.Component view){
Selectors.wireComponents(view, this, false);
}
@Command
@NotifyChange({"cbgTree"})
public void updateBuyerGroup() {
//stuff happens that ends up affecting the underlying objects in the tree
}
The tree on the page is set up like...
<borderlayout id="bld" apply="com.ncs.ncsapp.web.controller.CBGTreeController" > <north height="100%" border="0" > <panel height="100%" title="Create Complex Buyergraphics" sclass="highlight"> <panelchildren> <tree id="cbgTree" vflex="true" droppable="true" > <treecols sizable="true"> <treecol label="Blocks" width="100%"/> </treecols> <treechildren id="cbgTreeChildren" droppable="true"> </treechildren> </tree> </panelchildren>
I also tried wiring the "cbgChildren" id in my ViewModel but that didn't work either.
How could I force the tree to "redisplay" if the data backing one of the nodes changes ? (
Can you provide complete code for reproducing?
Normally, we don't suggest mix MVVM and MVC.
@paowan *sigh* this is what is so frustrating. In another thread I talked about how I use a ViewModel for everything and then I got a lot of replies how the ZK team recommends not using a VM for everything. Now, here is a case where I'm not using a ViewModel to support my tree component and you're saying it's not a good approach to have them mixed? I really wish the ZK team would right up some good best practices samples on how and when these should be mixed and how to do effectively.
The Tree is backed by a Controller that is very UI specific .. nodes need to be created based on various conditions (the tree represents a complex boolean editor for example showing (A and B) OR (C and D) .. parenthesis are generated based on things the user drops into the tree, etc.) I definitely don't want all this tree logic stuck in my ViewModel.. .it's a lot of code and is specific to the tree itself.
I could try to come up with an external example but it'll take some time.
Can someone confirm in theory if a tree label should automatically refresh and display correctly in the UI if the tree is used on a zul that is backed by a view model but the tree itself is backed by a SelectorComposer ? Before I work on an example I'd like to know if 'in theory' it should be pretty simple for it to work?
Okay. Now, I understand the complex saturation you met.
Mixing them might be better for such case.
So, this article may help you:
http://books.zkoss.org/wiki/ZK_Developer%27s_Reference/MVVM/Advance/Communication_between_ViewModel_and_Composer
Yes Paowang that is exactly how I'm communicating between the two (Based on that article.)
The issue is I was hoping to get a change reflected visibly in the tree if the underlying data changed. Currently I'm having to call the controller method that rebuilds the whole tree from scratch again. It works, but this doesn't seem ideal.
Asked: 2012-12-19 16:27:24 +0800
Seen: 46 times
Last updated: Dec 20 '12
