initialRequest: / updateRoot: / updateUrl:

> Hi list,
>
> I probably forget something stupid but I have some trouble with initialRequest:/updateRoot:/updateUrl:
>
> WAComponent
>  subclass: #WPRootComponent
>  instanceVariableNames: 'visibleComponent'
>
> WPRootComponent>>children
>  ^Array with: self visibleComponent.
>
> WPRootComponent>>renderContentOn: html
>  html render: self visibleComponent.
>
> WPRootComponent>>visibleComponent
>  visibleComponent isNil ifTrue: [ self resetVisibleComponent ].
>  ^visibleComponent.
>
> visibleComponent is an instance of sublass of a subclass of WAComponent.
>
> WPAVisibleComponent>>updateUrl: anUrl
>  self halt.
>
>
> initialRequest:, updateRoot: and updateUrl: are never called on visibleComponent (halt never occurs).
>
> Are there common mistakes that introduce this behaviour ?
>
> Cheers,
> Francois
>
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>
>> Did you override #initialize / #initialRequest / #updateUrl: somewhere without doing a super call?
>
> I've rechecked and they all seem to be ok.
>
>> I also think it's better to refrain from lazy initialization when using Seaside, since it's a source of bugs like this.
>> Although I think it's not an issue in this case because the #children method calls it.
>
> I've removed the lazy initialization and setup my visibleComponent in #initialize but still have the problem.
>
>
> Mmmmm...
>
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