How to make sure object is set before initWidget()

[Olar Andrei]

Hello,

I'm creating a menu, and I basically need my UserInfo object already set (based on the username) before creating the menu and doing the initWidget().

Basically I have the username, and based on this, I query the DB and get everything else based on that username.

But I am using an RPC call for the backend part. How can I make sure that userInfo is set before proceeding to the createMenu() and initWidget() part ?

private static UserInfo userInfo;

public UserPanel() {
    container = new MaterialContainer();

  container.setFontSize("1em");

   setUserInfo("someUsername");

   Widget mainMenu = createMenu();
     initWidget(mainMenu);

}

public void setUserInfo(String username) {

    DBGetUserInfoAsync rpcService = (DBGetUserInfoAsync) GWT.create(DBGetUserInfo.class);

ServiceDefTarget target = (ServiceDefTarget) rpcService;

String moduleRelativeURL = GWT.getModuleBaseURL() + "DBGetUserInfoImpl";

target.setServiceEntryPoint(moduleRelativeURL);

rpcService.getUserInfo(username, new AsyncCallback<UserInfo>() {

        @Override

        public void onSuccess(UserInfo result) {

UserPanel.userInfo = result;

}

@Override

public void onFailure(Throwable caught) {

// Window.alert(caught.getMessage());

}

});

}

[harshyadav]

Call 

   Widget mainMenu = createMenu();
     initWidget(mainMenu);

from the onSuccess() method of the RPC after you have set the userInfo object.

Something like:

rpcService.getUserInfo(username, new AsyncCallback<UserInfo>() {


         @Override
         public void onSuccess(UserInfo result) {
            UserPanel.userInfo = result;

            Widget mainMenu = createMenu();
                          initWidget(mainMenu);
 }

 @Override

 public void onFailure(Throwable caught) {
 // Window.alert(caught.getMessage());
 }
 });

Remember, GWT RPC is asynchronous, so you have to always make sure you execute dependent code blocks in sequence.

[Olar Andrei]

Hello,

It does not work like this, I've already tried. It says "Error: java.lang.AssertionError: This UIObject's element is not set; you may be missing a call to either Composite.initWidget() or UIObject.setElement()" because my class extends Composite (I forgot to mention it). Like it is looking for the initWidget() method before executing the entire rpc call... 

[harshyadav]

Ok, if your class is extending a composite, then just make sure, the createMenu only initialize the ui elements.

After you have called the RPC, you then set the ui elements.

for e.g. 

private void setMenu(UserInfo userInfo) {
     label.setName(userInfo.getName());
}

[Olar Andrei]

I'm sorry. I don't get it here. The createMenu() should not return a Widget? Or?

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[harshyadav]

Have the parts that create the widget and populate the widgets separate.

A better approach would be, as recommended by GWT to use MVP design pattern.

1) You create your view/composite/widget (View.java)

2) You call your RPC in a presenter (Presenter.java)
3) Your presenter than transfer the object to the view

4) The view just renders the object values

The documentation here below explains this in detail:

http://www.gwtproject.org/doc/latest/DevGuideMvpActivitiesAndPlaces.html

--Harsh

[Olar Andrei]

Hello,

I have done like you said it. But I have another problem now.

As you can see the setUsername() method sets the username, and by using a simple alert I've checked and it's correct.

BUT that method does not get called before the constructor, that means that initWidget() gets called first, and I'm using the username there, and it will be null since the setUsername method does not get called before initWidget().

What can I do here in order to have my username set in the initWidget() method.?

public class UserPanel extends Composite implements UserView {

private MaterialContainer container;

private Presenter presenter;

private String username;

        ...

        public UserPanel() {

container = new MaterialContainer();

container.setFontSize("1em");

Widget mainMenu = createMenu();

initWidget(mainMenu);

}

        ...
        

        @Override

public void setUsername(String username) {

this.username = username;

Window.alert(username);

}

@Override

public void setPresenter(Presenter presenter) {

this.presenter = presenter;

}