I have a h:form that contains a h:selectOneMenu, and 2 inputCalendar components. The selectOneMenu specifies whether to enter a date that is ON, SINCE or BETWEEN. When BETWEEN is selected I use javascript to show the second inputCalendar, otherwise it is hidden.
The problem occurs when there is a conversion error with the inputCalendar and the selected date qualifier was BETWEEN. After the conversion error, the browser shows BETWEEN in the selectOneMenu but the source shows ON (the default) selected and so does my backing bean. If I set immediate="true" on the selectOneMenu, after the conversion error the browser shows BETWEEN in the selectOneMenu, the source show BETWEEN selected but my backing bean has ON. The weird thing about that is that the selectOneMenu has the backing as it's value. I need a way to determine if the selectOneMenu is showing BETWEEN so I can show the second inputCalendar. It seems like JSF is storing the state in the renderer until conversion/validation is complete so how do I access that state? -- Rob @objectsource.org
