Apple WebObjects 3.5 - Manual (Page 94)

Chapter 3 Creating a WebObjects Database Application
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Movie isn’t actually a class; it’s an entity. It’s listed in the combo box as a
type along with entries for all the entities in your model. When you choose
an entity as the type for your variable, WebObjects Builder recognizes that
the variable is an enterprise object. Using information in the model,
WebObjects Builder can determine the entity’s corresponding enterprise
object class and the properties of that class.
4. Check the “An instance variable” box.
5. Check the “A method returning the value” box.
6. Check the “A method setting the value” box.
7. Click Add.
Navigating from Main to MovieDetails
To get to the MovieDetails page from the Main page, users use a hyperlink.
Clicking the hyperlink should set MovieDetail’s
selectedMovie variable and then
open the MovieDetails page.
1. Add a hyperlink at the bottom of the Main component.
2. Replace the text “Hyperlink” with “Movie Details.”
3. Choose Add Action from the pull-down menu.
4. In the Add Action panel, type showDetails in the Name field.
5. Type MovieDetails in the “Page returned” field.
6. Click Add.
7. Bind the showDetails action to the hyperlink’s action attribute.
Add the hyperlink below
the horizontal rule.