Dennis, I'm not quite sure I'm following what you're doing.
Here's what I think you're saying: 1) "graph of objects" = "graph/model" = request-scoped data 2) h:outputText reads from the request-scoped data Maybe you need to preserve h:outputText's value binding with t:saveState? On 9/6/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have an action that constructs a graph of objects and returns an outcome > that forwards the request to a new view. In this view, there is an > h:outputText tag that displays a string value pulled from the graph. When a > user submits a request that causes a validation failure, MyFaces then looks > back to the graph/model for the value. Because the model (and consequently > the string value) is in request scope, it is of course gone and an empty > string is rendered. This problem disappears if I change h:outputText to > h:inputText - giving me the behavior (but not the UI control) I want. > Ideas? > > Dennis Byrne >

