[Seaside] I do not understand how I have to interpret this code

[Bob Arning]

That does solve the problem, although I don't know what it might break.

On 11/25/10 3:58 PM, radoslav hodnicak wrote:
> Backtracking? Try to delete the #states method from the class to see
> if it makes any difference.
>
> rado
>
> On Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 9:45 PM, Marten Feldtmann
> <itlists at schrievkrom.de>  wrote:
>> I have problems in understanding this code. It is from the WAExampleBrowser.
>> I added an additional instance variable b to this class and changed the
>> following methods.
>>
>> initialize
>>     super initialize.
>>     self class: self allClasses first.
>>     b := 5.
>>
>> renderChooserOn: html
>>     b := 12.
>>     html div class: 'chooser'; with: [
>>        html form: [
>>           html div: [
>>              html select
>>                 selected: class;
>>                 list: self allClasses;
>>                 onChange: 'submit()';
>>                 callback: [ :value | self halt. self class: value ] ] ].
>>        self allSelectors size>  1 ifTrue: [
>>           html form: [
>>              html div: [
>>                 html select
>>                    selected: selector;
>>                    list: self allSelectors;
>>                    onChange: 'submit()';
>>                    callback: [ :value | self selector: value ] ] ] ] ]
>>
>> The question is: What is the value of instance variable "b" of the receiver
>> at the location of "self halt".
>>
>> The answer is: 5 - but why !? what state of the instance do I see in the
>> callback ?
>>
>> I know that the Seaside book tells one: "Your rendering method is just for
>> painting the current state of your component, it shouldn't be concerned with
>> changing that state".
>>
>>
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