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Adding a dynamic hyperlink, Adding a dynamic hyperlink 57 – Apple WebObjects 3.5 User Manual

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Adding the Finishing Touches

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4. Enter the following code before the return statement in

clearGuestList

:

[[self application] clearGuests];

This code calls the application’s

clearGuests

method, which removes all

the Guest objects from the array.

5. Save

GuestList.wos

.

6. Go back to WebObjects Builder.

7. Place the cursor below the table and press Enter.

8. Choose

from the Elements pop-up list and click

.

This creates a submit button that the user will click to clear the guest
list.

9. Using the Inspector, bind the submit button’s

value

attribute to

(including the quotes)

"Clear Guest List"

.

This changes the title of the button. Note that the quotes are
necessary to indicate that you’re binding a string, not a variable.

10. Bind the

action

attribute to

clearGuestList

.

When the user clicks the button, the

clearGuestList

action method is

called, which causes the guest list to be cleared and the page to be
redrawn.

Adding a Dynamic Hyperlink

Now you’ll create a hyperlink that returns the user to the Main page.

1. Place the cursor below the submit button (outside the rectangle of its

containing form).

2. Choose

from the Elements pop-up list and click

.

3. Double-click the text “Hyperlink” and type

Return to Sign-in

Page

.

4. Inspect the hyperlink.