Adding Pages Dynamically

Question

I want to be able to add a Page dynamically to a Book.
In the Portal JavaDocs, there is a method called addPage() which is part of
the following class :-
com.bea.netuix.servlets.controls.page.Book
Problem is, this class doesn't seem to exist ?
Anyone have any ideas on this ?
Thanks

Answer 1

Maybe I'm missing something but I was under the impression that a .Portal
file is in fact a Desktop ?
"Chris Jolley" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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I assume you are using a desktop and not a .portal file...
You can add a page to a book via two ways - depanding an what you want yououtcome
to be
If you are an Admin and want to add it to a book in the Library (outsidethe context
of a desktop) and want it to effect all desktops that include this bookthen you
want the follwoing method on BookDefinitionManager:
* <p>Add a Navigable definition (BookDefinition or PageDefinition) toan
existing BookDefinition.
* @param customizationContext customization information such asprefered
locales and desktopInstanceId
* @param bookDefinitionId the book definition to add the navigableto.
* @param navigableDefinitionId the definition id of the navigabledefintion
from which to add.
* @param position the position in the book (or menu) to insert thisnavigable
(starts with 0)
* @param alignment position the page from the left (top) or right(bottom)
* @return the Navigable instance which was created.
* @throws ObjectNotFoundException BookDefinitionId or theNavigableDefinitionId
are bogus.
* @throws NotEntitledException if the caller does not have therequired permissions
to delete this object.
* @throws IllegalDependencyException adding the Navigable to theBookDefinition
would cause a recursive dependancy
* @throws DuplicateObjectException if this navigable is already addedto
this book
* @see com.bea.netuix.application.view.BookView#ALIGNMENT_LEFT
* @see com.bea.netuix.application.view.BookView#ALIGNMENT_RIGHT
public NavigableInstance addNavigable(CustomizationContextcustomizationContext,
BookDefinitionIdbookDefinitionId,
NavigableDefinitionIdnavigableDefinitionId,
int position,
int alignment,
boolean isDefault)
throws RemoteException, ObjectNotFoundException,NotEntitledException,
IllegalDependencyException, DuplicateObjectException;
If you are and end user or and admin and want to effect only the acertain desktop
then you want the following method on PortalCustomizationManager
* <p>Create an new instance of a <code>NavigableView</code> (BookViewor PageView)
from the supplied
* NavigableDefinition object.</p>
* @param desktopDefinitionId the desktop context to which this updateapplies.
* @param bookInstanceId the book instance to add the navigable to.
* @param navigableDefinitionId the navigable defintion id from whichto create
the instance.
* @param position the position in the book (or menu) to insert thisnavigable
(starts with 0)
* @param align position the page from the left (top) or right (bottom)
* @return the NavigableView instance which was created.
* @throws ObjectNotFoundException BookDefinitionId or theNavigableDefinition
are bogus.
* @throws IllegalDependencyException adding the Navigable to theBookInstance
would cause a recursive dependancy
* @throws MissingDataException missing vital data in theNavigableDefinition.
* @throws NotEntitledException if the caller does not have therequired permissions
to delete this object.
public NavigableInstance addNavigable(CustomizationContextcustomizationContext,
DesktopDefinitionId desktopDefinitionId,
BookInstanceId bookInstanceId,
NavigableDefinitionIdnavigableDefinitionId,
int position,
int align)
throws RemoteException, ObjectNotFoundException,MissingDataException,
NotEntitledException, IllegalDependencyException;
Note: If you are and Admin and want to efffect all users try
setting your visitormode to false on your CustomizationContext.
customizationContext.setVisitorMode(false);
Also: if you are doing this from a backing file and you want the change totake
effect for that request you will need to do a redirect back to the portal,otherwise
you wont see the change until the next request
"Priya" <[email protected]> wrote:
I want to be able to add a Page dynamically to a Book.
In the Portal JavaDocs, there is a method called addPage() which is part
of
the following class :-
com.bea.netuix.servlets.controls.page.Book
Problem is, this class doesn't seem to exist ?
Anyone have any ideas on this ?
Thanks