Working With The Switcher Component.

This blog shows how we can use Switcher component. Switcher is used for conditional layout changes. For example, when used within a table, using switcher you can render different component for each row based on some values present in the rows. In this sample, I am using SCOTT.EMP table to render different images based on different 'Deptno' values for each emp row. The logic to use switcher is simple. A switcher contains with in it (one or many, based on the requirement) facets, and a switcher has a property called facetName which should point to the facet we want to render.

Here are the screen shots to explain this:

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The above figure shows that we want to render the facet whose name matches the value of Deptno for the current row.

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Since I know the Deptno has values like 10, 20, or 30, I have named the facet accordingly:

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The above 3 figure shows what we want to render in each facet.

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The above figure shows how the EmpView page looks like after adding the switcher.

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The above figure shows the output when the EmpView page is run.