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| Because UI component is an abstract component designed for exactly this usage, the example might not be the most exciting one, but it clearly illustrates the mechanic. | Because UI component is an abstract component designed for exactly this usage, the example might not be the most exciting one, but it clearly illustrates the mechanic. | ||
| - | ===== Bolting on functionality ===== | + | ===== Bolting on Functionality ===== |
| - | Also from from the [[#part_about_creating_custom_components|part about creating custom components]] we can reuse the ''%%PostfixedLabel%%'' as example: | + | Also, from the [[#part_about_creating_custom_components|part about creating custom components]], we can reuse the ''%%PostfixedLabel%%'' as example: |
| <code java> | <code java> | ||
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| - | Now ''%%testLabel%%'' will be using the ''%%PostfixedLabel%%'' internally, but with no indication to the user of the object that this is the case. This allows to extend the functionality of a component completely transparently, especially in combination with functions which do return an ''%%UIComponent%%'' and similar. | + | Now ''%%testLabel%%'' will be using the ''%%PostfixedLabel%%'' internally but with no indication to the user of the object that this is the case. This allows us to extend the functionality of a component completely transparently, especially in combination with functions that return a ''%%UI component%%'' and similar. |
| ===== An important note about the component hierarchy ===== | ===== An important note about the component hierarchy ===== | ||