How to open the same View multiple times

[l_richy007]

Hi
I have in my richclient-application-context.xml

<property name="applicationPageFactory" >
<bean class="org.springframework.richclient.application.mdi.DesktopApplicationPageFactory" scope="prototype"/>
    </property>

I would like to be able to open the same View multiple times
Example

<bean id="reportView" class="org.springframework.richclient.application.docking.vldocking.VLDockingViewDescriptor">
    	<property name="viewClass" value="com.ReportView" />
    </bean>

Thanks for your help

[Developer Dude]

I am just learning myself, but this is a good tutorial that might get you to where you want to go:

http://java.dzone.com/news/spring-rcp-tutorial

I think in the plugin/samples/tutorial, there is a step where you wind up with multiple instances of the same 'view', or at least come close to that.

Terminology is kind of confusing though as I innately always think of the same 'view' as a view instance, so the same 'view' would be the same instance - if that makes sense.

[l_richy007]

The link is fine but does not fit the pb I have
I want to be able to open multiple instances of a view.
REgards

[cmadsen_dk]

Try creating a VLDockingViewDescriptor programatically.

[l_richy007]

I do not want to use Docking
I'm using Frame method
Regards

[HugoG]

Hi,
There is always only one instance of a view. If you want to have multiple instance of the same PageComponent, have a look at the Editor concept. That might fit your needs.
Regards

[l_richy007]

I found a solution
I rewrite the code bellow

package org.springframework.richclient.application.support;

import java.util.Set;

import javax.swing.JComponent;

import org.springframework.context.event.ApplicationEventMulticaster;
import org.springframework.richclient.application.ApplicationWindow;
import org.springframework.richclient.application.PageComponent;
import org.springframework.richclient.application.PageComponentDescriptor;
import org.springframework.richclient.application.PageComponentListener;
import org.springframework.richclient.application.PageComponentPane;
import org.springframework.richclient.application.PageDescriptor;
import org.springframework.richclient.application.ViewDescriptor;

public class MultiplePageApplicationPage extends AbstractApplicationPage {
	
	private AbstractApplicationPage applicationPage;
	
	

	public MultiplePageApplicationPage(AbstractApplicationPage applicationPage) {
		super();
		this.applicationPage = applicationPage;
	}

	public void addPageComponentListener(PageComponentListener pagecomponentlistener) {
		this.applicationPage.addPageComponentListener(pagecomponentlistener);
		
	}

	public boolean close() {
		return this.applicationPage.close();
	}

	public boolean close(PageComponent pagecomponent) {
		return this.applicationPage.close(pagecomponent);
	}

	public boolean closeAllEditors() {
		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
		return this.applicationPage.closeAllEditors();
	}

	public PageComponent getActiveComponent() {
		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
		return this.applicationPage.getActiveComponent();
	}

	public String getId() {
		return this.applicationPage.getId();
	}

	public ApplicationWindow getWindow() {
		
		return this.applicationPage.getWindow();
	}

	public void openEditor(Object obj) {
		this.applicationPage.openEditor(obj);
		
	}

	public void removePageComponentListener(PageComponentListener pagecomponentlistener) {
		this.applicationPage.removePageComponentListener(pagecomponentlistener);
		
	}

	public void setActiveComponent(PageComponent pagecomponent) {
		this.applicationPage.setActiveComponent(pagecomponent);
		
	}

	public void showView(String s) {
		this.applicationPage.showView(s);
		
	}

	public void showView(ViewDescriptor viewDescriptor) {
		PageComponent component = this.applicationPage.findPageComponent(viewDescriptor.getId());
		component = this.applicationPage.createPageComponent(viewDescriptor);
		this.applicationPage.addPageComponent(component);
		this.applicationPage.setActiveComponent(component);
	}

	protected void addPageComponent(PageComponent pageComponent) {
		this.applicationPage.addPageComponent(pageComponent);
	}

	protected PageComponent createPageComponent(PageComponentDescriptor descriptor) {
		return this.applicationPage.createPageComponent(descriptor);
		
	}

	protected PageComponentPane createPageComponentPane(PageComponent pageComponent) {
		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
		return this.applicationPage.createPageComponentPane(pageComponent);
	}

	protected void doAddPageComponent(PageComponent pagecomponent) {
		this.applicationPage.doAddPageComponent(pagecomponent);
		
	}

	protected void doRemovePageComponent(PageComponent pagecomponent) {
		this.applicationPage.doRemovePageComponent(pagecomponent);
		
	}

	protected PageComponent findPageComponent(String viewDescriptorId) {
		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
		return this.applicationPage.findPageComponent(viewDescriptorId);
	}

	protected void fireClosed(PageComponent component) {
		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
		this.applicationPage.fireClosed(component);
	}

	protected void fireFocusGained(PageComponent component) {
		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
		this.applicationPage.fireFocusGained(component);
	}

	protected void fireFocusLost(PageComponent component) {
		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
		this.applicationPage.fireFocusLost(component);
	}

	protected void fireOpened(PageComponent component) {
		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
		this.applicationPage.fireOpened(component);
	}

	public ApplicationEventMulticaster getApplicationEventMulticaster() {
		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
		return this.applicationPage.getApplicationEventMulticaster();
	}

	public Set getPageComponents() {
		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
		return this.applicationPage.getPageComponents();
	}

	protected PageDescriptor getPageDescriptor() {
		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
		return this.applicationPage.getPageDescriptor();
	}

	protected ViewDescriptor getViewDescriptor(String viewDescriptorId) {
		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
		return this.applicationPage.getViewDescriptor(viewDescriptorId);
	}

	protected boolean giveFocusTo(PageComponent pagecomponent) {
		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
		return false;
	}

	protected void setActiveComponent() {
		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
		this.applicationPage.setActiveComponent();
	}

	protected void updatePageComponentProperties(PageComponent pagecomponent) {
		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
		this.applicationPage.updatePageComponentProperties(pagecomponent);
	}

	protected JComponent createControl() {
		return this.applicationPage.getControl();
	}

}

Then I use

MultiplePageApplicationPage newPage = new MultiplePageApplicationPage((AbstractApplicationPage)getApplicationWindow().getPage());
    	newPage.showView(defaultViewDesc);