Using JavaScript with a Wicket LinkTree
I have to say that so far I really like Wicket, after years of developing J2EE Web application it’s a big relief to be able to develop Web application without having to maintain reams of URL or Action mappings in XML files.
Wicket offers a programming paradigm much closer to standard Java Swing instead which makes Web development much smoother.
There are a few pitfalls unfortunately as nothing is perfect but so far it’s been great.
One problem I’ve run into is when using Wickets LinkTree component (an Ajax based explorer like tree structure) is that it assumes that I always want to do an Ajax update from the server. But what if I want to run some JavaScript or simply redirect based on the clicked node. Read the rest of this entry »