validator question

[Zhong Li]

I have a issue here, I define a validate method in backing bean "dealerPricing", we need validate force user must input at least 2 non space letters, otherwise we may have legal issue, like somebody enter spaces instead enter nothing. So we can't use default request validator. I made a validator in bean. But we found my validator will never be called if we put required="ture"; if I remove required="true", it will never be called when user enter nothing. I don't want create a customized validator for this "simple" issue.

    <h:inputText id="whoShopped"
     value="#{dealerPricing.dealerVehicle.whoShopped}"
     validator = "#{dealerPricing.validateWhoShopped}"
     required="true"
     rendered="#{!dealerPricing.isAA}"/>



Thanks.

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