Using back button doesn't clear old content

Question

I'm using gwtp and I have some troubles with the browsers back button. My DefaultPlace is a login page (root content). If the the login is correct, it directs you to a welcome page (MainPagePresenter) with a menu bar. This menu bar is always visible when going through its items. Clicking on an item reveals specific content (setInSlot) . When you use the back button it changes the token name to the token used before but you still see the old content.

My question is: How do I get back to the content which was shown before?

You said that you already solved the problem; could you consider adding how you did it as a self-answer, for the benefit of people who might come across this later asking the same thing? (Or if @Vale1501’s answer was right, just accept that so we know this is solved?) — Ry-, May 25 '13 at 13:11

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered May 24 '13 at 08:09

You shoud use the GWTP presenter lifecycle. When you use back button, the previous presenter is revealed. You should override onReveal() and onHide() to clean or save the presenter and view state. If you want clean a presenter when the place changed, you should override onHide() and in the body you can clean the view before the place change.

Using back button doesn't clear old content

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