This is a very cool Add-on. How would I go about it, if I have a complex va

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This is a very cool Add-on. How would I go about it, if I have a complex value in my bean?

class Person {
  String name;
  Address address;
}

I managed to get the Address displayed in the grid by using a Component column. However, is there a way to deal with complex values in the form?

The FieldProvider seems to only be able to supply a single value, but Address has a few fields.

I could, of course, define a PersonDto that has a flat list of fields. That would be the workaround, bu I wonder whether it could be done with an entity like above?

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I have now worked extensively with this Add-on and am very impressed by the code quality. Very well designed!

As far as working with complex values in forms is concerned, I haven’t yet found a straightforward solution. But it is possible to define a custom “two component” layout, then get a hold of the “second component” in that layout (which is the form) and manipulate it manually.

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Thanks for the feedback. A custom component is probably the best way to go at the moment.

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Would be interesting if apart from embedded objects it could also support object relations (with search method to be provided)

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I agree…