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Changes for page ERPrototaculous

Last modified by Ravi Mendis on 2010/11/18 05:07
From version 205.1
edited by Ravi Mendis
on 2009/07/21 03:55
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To version 204.1
edited by Ravi Mendis
on 2009/07/22 05:29
Change comment: There is no comment for this version

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38 38  
39 39  {{code value="javascript"}}
40 40  
41 - new Ajax.Updater('container', url, {options});
41 +new Ajax.Updater('container', url, {options});
42 42  
43 43  {{/code}}
44 44  
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53 53  
54 54  {{code value="javascript"}}
55 55  
56 - new Ajax.Request(url, {options});
56 +new Ajax.Request(url, {options});
57 57  
58 58  {{/code}}
59 59  
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75 75  (WebObjects dynamically assigned names are not compatible with ERPrototaculous).
76 76  1. All ajax forms in an ERPrototaculous app need to be instances of ##AjaxUpdaterForm##.
77 77  1. Ajax form submit buttons can be a:
78 +1*. Static ##<button>##.
79 +1*. WOSubmitButton (if the result is to update whole page/app).
80 +1*. AjaxUpdaterButton (to update a **container**). Or
81 +1*. AjaxRequestButton (for a **background** ajax request).
78 78  
79 -*
80 -** Static ##<button>##.
81 -** WOSubmitButton (if the result is to update whole page/app).
82 -** AjaxUpdaterButton (to update a **container**). Or
83 -** AjaxRequestButton (for a **background** ajax request).
84 -
85 85  So forms are different in Ajax.framework and ERPrototaculous.
86 86  
87 87  In ERPrototaculous you may still have typical WebObjects forms (i.e WOForm) as well as use ajax forms (i.e **AjaxUpdaterForm**).
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108 108  
109 109  {{info title="No More"}}
110 110  
111 -A 100% ajax WO-app (like an [ERDivaLook|ERDivaLook] app) will no longer be plagued by the well known _limitation_ of WebObjects - the browser *backtrack problem*.
109 +A 100% ajax WO-app (like an [ERDivaLook|ERDivaLook] app) is no longer be plagued by the well known _limitation_ of WebObjects - the browser *backtrack problem*.
112 112  
113 113  {{/info}}
114 114  
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117 117  Typically, in a WebObjects application, an action would return the contents of the entire page.
118 118  
119 119  Ajax responses are mostly page fragments or just part of a page.
120 -So you should make sure the actions in ERPrototaculous (or AjaxUpdaterButton and AjaxRequestButton) return the proper page fragment as opposed to the entire page.
118 +So you should make sure the actions in ERPrototaculous (or AjaxUpdaterButton and AjaxRequestButton) return the proper page fragment as opposed to the entire page.
121 121  This breaks with WO-tradition, so this is where you need to be careful.
122 122  
123 123  {{note title="Note"}}