A Quick Tour of Wicket

Nothing says more about a development technology than a few simple examples. After all, how hard should it be to do something easy? The examples below should speak for themselves in demonstrating how easy it is to get things done in Wicket when compared to other frameworks. You will discover that Wicket's component-oriented structure and its "low touch" approach to HTML is quite inviting.

  • Hello World! - Everybody's favorite example
  • Navomatic - Automatic navigation using Borders and Links
  • GuestBook - A tiny blogger demonstrating ListViews and Forms
  • StockQuote - A short example of building a custom component
  • Markup Inheritance - A short example explaining markup inheritance
  • Ajax Counter - A short example explaining Wicket's Ajax features building a counter.
  • Using Fragments - A short example explaining Wicket's fragments feature. Fragments are a type of inline panels.

Examples in Live Action

You can see the examples in live action without having to install anything.

Running the Examples Yourself

These documents show you how to install and run the Wicket Examples. You can choose to