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Using DataSource Without Data URL

I have a legacy situation whereas the software currently transforms the returned response into an internal JSON formatted String. Is it possible for a DataSource to operate on a JSON formatted String for read-only purposes? The DataSource would be used to populate a ListGrid. How can I set the data URL to a String in memory? Would it be better to add the data manually to the DataSource using addData()?

Solution

  • I determined that I was able to use the SmartGWT utility class JSON to decode my JSON into a custom JavaScriptObject.

    import com.google.gwt.core.client.JavaScriptObject;

public class MyStatusResults extends JavaScriptObject
{

   protected MyStatusResults()
   {
      // Intentionally empty
   }

   /**
    * Returns the total number of results for this search.
    *
    * @return the total number of results for this search.
    */
   public final native int getTotalResults() /*-{
   return this.total;
   }-*/;

   /**
    * Returns the entry results of the search.
    *
    * @return the entry results of the search.
    */
   public final native MyStatus[] getResults() /*-{
   return this.entries;
   }-*/;
}