code: @Override
  	public void preparePaintComponent(final Request request) {
  		if (!this.isInitialised()) {
  			List<String> dummyList = new ArrayList<>(2);
  			dummyList.add("a");
  			dummyList.add("b");
  
  			repeater.setData(dummyList);
  
  			this.setInitialised(true);
  		}
  	}
docs: Override preparePaintComponent in order to set up the example data the first time through.
  
  @param request the request being responded to.