RE: NullPointerException in UIComponentBase decode using Shale test framework

[Zhen, Jane]

I figured that problem out, I needed to setRendererType, although just need to 
be null. Could anyone tell me why a component needs a null renderer?

I have a general question though. I am trying to create a view from a jsp page, 
normally you would do it in a backing bean in running environment where request 
and everything are set. All you need to do is to call ViewHandler.createView. 
But in shale framework, how would i set up everything in order to make it work? 
Is it even possible?
thanks
Jane

NullPointerException in UIComponentBase decode using Shale test framework

[Zhen, Jane]

I simply created a Form and inside an inputTextField and tried to do decoding. 
But I got a java.lang.NullPointerException

at javax.faces.component.UIComponentBase.decode(UIComponentBase.java:685)

at javax.faces.component.UIInput.decode(UIInput.java:484)

at 
javax.faces.component.UIComponentBase.processDecodes(UIComponentBase.java:905)

at javax.faces.component.UIInput.processDecodes(UIInput.java:400)

at 
com.hp.ed.configui.credential.CredentialBeanTest.testLabelUpdate(CredentialBeanTest.java:70)



This has happened before, but I couldn't find an answer for that. I'm just 
giving it another try, as Shale test framework is really not well documented.



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UIViewRoot root=facesContext.getViewRoot();

List children = root.getChildren();

UIForm credForm = new HtmlForm();

credForm.setId("credForm");

credForm.setParent(root);



UIInput label = new HtmlInputText();

label.setId("label");

label.setParent(credForm);

ValueBinding vb = 
facesContext.getApplication().createValueBinding("#{credentialBean.passwordAgain}");

label.setValueBinding("value", vb);



facesContext.getExternalContext().getRequestMap().put("credentialBean", vc);

facesContext.getExternalContext().getRequestParameterMap().put("credForm.label","myLabel");

label.processDecodes(facesContext);  //if I don't call label.processDecodes, 
but root.processDecodes, then I don't get the exception, however, the 
submittedValue of inputText is null.



thanks for any help



Jane

Failed model update

[Zhen, Jane]

With following code, I was trying to udpate a variable in a backing bean with a 
HtmlInputText component in viewRoot. But the model is never updated. the value 
is stil the initial one. Could anyone see what went wrong here? this is from a 
previous post code sample.

thank you so much

Jane



vc = new CredentialBean();

UIViewRoot root=facesContext.getViewRoot();

UIForm credForm = new HtmlForm();

credForm.setId("credForm");

credForm.setParent(root);

UIInput label = new HtmlInputText();

label.setId("label");

label.setParent(credForm);

ValueBinding vb = 
facesContext.getApplication().createValueBinding("#{credentialBean.passwordAgain}");

label.setValueBinding("value", vb);

facesContext.getExternalContext().getRequestMap().put("credentialBean", vc);

facesContext.getExternalContext().getRequestParameterMap().put("credForm:label","myLabel");

root.processDecodes(facesContext);

root.processValidators(facesContext);

root.processApplication(facesContext);

root.processUpdates(facesContext);

assertEquals(vc.getPasswordAgain(), "myLabel");