GXT Grid:BeforeSelect event, getSelectedItem

[abc_da]

Hi,
could you please tell me, how to get the currently(prevoiusly) selected item in GXT Grid from within BeforeSelect event handler?

I have tried both selectionModel.getSelectedItem(); and but they both return null by the time BeforeSelect event reaches my listener.

public void handleEvent(SelectionEvent<ModelData> se) {
            final GridSelectionModel<ModelData> selectionModel =  (GridSelectionModel<ModelData>) se.getSource();
            final int newSelectedIndex = se.getIndex();
            final ModelData oldSelectedItem = selectionModel.getSelectedItem();
}

[catalin.ciobanu]

you could have a static BaseModel which you change on "OnClick" ... and do whatever you want with it on "BeforeSelect"

Have you tried this ?

[abc_da]

catalin.ciobanu, thanks for your reply.
I'm sure, the solution you offered will work, but I thought there could be a better approach. As I figured out from the GridSelectionModel source code, the selected ModelData instance is stored in a private "lastSelected" field which is retrieved by getSelectedItem() getter method.

I just can't understand why the selection is cleared before the BeforeSelect event fires to my listener and is there a way to prevent such behaviour. This bahaviour results in loss of previous selection when the event is cancelled inside my BeforeSelect event listener.

[abc_da]

Ok, I figured it out.

It turnes out, I used the default SelectionMode.MULTI which leads to calling doDeselect prior to BeforeSelect event fires. SelectionMode.SINGLE has a different behaviour, calling to doDeselect after the BeforeSelect event fires so lastSelection becomes available to my listener.

Is it a bug or is it a feature?

Thanks.