FAQ

This page answers the frequently asked questions for PAX-WICKET. It will be extended as questions come in via the mailing lists or IRC channel.

How can I include a CSS Resource to my PAX-WICKET Application

For adding a CSS resource to your PAX-WICKET application you can override the renderHead operation of WicketComponent and reference your CSS stylesheet as CssHeaderItem.

Adding CSS style sheet to PAX-WICKET

public class BasePage extends WebPage {
  @Override
  public void renderHead(IHeaderResponse response) {
    super.renderHead(response);
    response.render(CssHeaderItem.forReference(
        new CssResourceReference(BasePage.class, "css/bootstrap.css"))
    );
  }
}

How to configure a PAX-WICKET application for deployment

If you configure your application via Spring you need to add the following context-param section to your application configuration.

Configuring Wicket for Deployment

<wicket:application id="wicketApp" applicationName="wicket" mountPoint="wicket"
                    class="org.emmersberger.wicket.WicketApplication">
  <wicket:context-param>
    <wicket:param-name>configuration</wicket:param-name>
    <wicket:param-value>deployment</wicket:param-value>
  </wicket:context-param>
</wicket:application>