We had this problem also. The way we solved it was to have a few different options for form configuration.
There is essentially 1 Tile for content in our pages that does an include on a JSP. The rest of the framework gets built from xml files so that developers don't have to deal with styling. Normally, a <h:form /> wraps all the Tiles, but occassionally, you need two forms inside your content JSP, so you can use a Tiles parameter to turn off the wrapping form. On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 08:37:17 -0500, Sean Schofield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hmmm. Well I better figure this out because the application I am > going to eventually be porting over an existing application to JSF > that will require this! > > How about this ... > > Make a command button on the main page but have it be hidden (with a > style I guess.) Give it a meaningful id and use the new forceId > attribute. Then have a button on your nav page that uses javascript > and getElementById to locate the button and "click" it. > > Another option might be to put the <h:form> tag in your top level > tiles layout page so both your nav page and your main page are part of > the same form. > > HTH, > > sean > > On Tue, 08 Feb 2005 13:09:03 -0600, Norm Deane > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Is it possible to create a form submit button (with htmlCommandLink or > > whatever) outside the scope of the <h:form> that is submits. Sounds > > crazy I know but consider this scenario... > > > > We have a Tiles application. In this Tiles application there is a > > "navigation" tile on the left and a "content" tile on the right. The > > navigation tile has action links that are related to the current view in > > the content tile. Sometimes an action link in the navigation tile will > > submit a form that is defined in the content tile. In the current > > Struts/Tiles/JSP implementation this easily achieved through some simple > > JavaScript onclick stuff. How can this same approach be implemented in > > JSF? I thought about just continuing down the JavaScript road but I > > wasn't sure what pitfalls I might run into. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Norm Deane > > http://jroller.com/page/deanen > > > -- -Heath Borders-Wing [EMAIL PROTECTED]
