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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.