In Wicket, you can use “PropertyModel” class bind form component to a property of a class. See following example to show you how :
1. User class
An User class, with two properties – “name” and “age”.
package com.mkyong.user; import java.io.Serializable; public class User implements Serializable{ private String name; private int age; //setter and getter methods }
2. PropertyModel example
Uses “PropertyModel” to bind textbox components to property of “user” object.
package com.mkyong.user; import org.apache.wicket.PageParameters; import org.apache.wicket.markup.html.form.Form; import org.apache.wicket.markup.html.form.TextField; import org.apache.wicket.markup.html.panel.FeedbackPanel; import org.apache.wicket.markup.html.WebPage; import org.apache.wicket.model.PropertyModel; public class UserPage extends WebPage { private User user = new User(); private String nickname; public UserPage(final PageParameters parameters) { add(new FeedbackPanel("feedback")); final TextFieldtName = new TextField ("name", new PropertyModel (user, "name")); final TextField tAge = new TextField ("age", new PropertyModel (user, "age")); final TextField tNickname = new TextField ("nickname", new PropertyModel (this, "nickname")); Form> form = new Form ("userForm") { @Override protected void onSubmit() { PageParameters pageParameters = new PageParameters(); pageParameters.add("name", user.getName()); pageParameters.add("age", Integer.toString(user.getAge())); pageParameters.add("nickname", nickname); setResponsePage(SuccessPage.class, pageParameters); } }; add(form); form.add(tName); form.add(tAge); form.add(tNickname); } }
Binds “tName” textbox component to “User” object, “name” property.
final TextFieldtName = new TextField ("name", new PropertyModel (user, "name"));
Binds “tNickname” textbox component to current UserPage’s “nickname” property.
final TextFieldtNickname = new TextField ("nickname", new PropertyModel (this, "nickname"));