But the prerender() is called before the tag being processed. when the prerender() is called, the reference is still null if this is an initial request. Tree hasn't been constructed, when the prerender() is called. I guess maybe if I want to set a initial value of a component when the page is viewed the first time, the reference to the component must be assigned using a *new* keyword.
2006/5/4, Craig McClanahan [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
No ... if the getter method returns null, the tag handler will create a new component instance, just as if you hadn't declared a binding attribute ... but then it will call the setter so your backing bean still has access to the component instance actually being used. -- > Wang Zeng > > Craig
-- Wang Zeng
