Hope this isn't a stupid question, but how do I get the component (given the id) in the action method? I couldn't find a method in FacesContext, etc.
-----Original Message----- From: Mike Kienenberger [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 3:36 PM To: MyFaces Discussion Subject: Re: immediate action for non commands Use immediate="true" on your pulldown as well. Then you should have access to the converted value in component.getValue() [it might be component.getLocalValue() -- I can't remember right now]. On 3/1/06, Lance Frohman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks, > In the action, how do I tell which option of the select was clicked > on (I am using immediate="true")? > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dennis Byrne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 7:41 PM > To: MyFaces Discussion > Subject: Re: immediate action for non commands > > The kludge you speak of is the most popular way to do this. > > One warning. Let's say you have two controls, selectOneMenu and inputText. > Your requirement is that the inputText is to be rendered *only* when a > certain item (let's call it 'ITEM X') in the selectOneMenu is > selected. You accomplish this by hooking a js event hander into > @onclick or @onchange of the selectOneMenu. The js clicks a hidden > commandButton and the form is submitted. In the action or > actionListener of the commandButton, you dynamically render the inputText element and the form is then rerendered. > > If the user clicks then back button, on both IE and FireFox at least, > the browser will not go back to the server. It will simple display > the first page in the state it was in just *before* the form was > submitted. There are two important parts to keep in mind. First, the > selected item of the selectOneMenu was 'ITEM X'. Second, the > inputText field was *not* rendered when the form was submitted. The > user will have then effectivly placed the form into a state that is against the initial requirement. > > Dennis Byrne > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Lance Frohman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 08:57 PM > >To: ''MyFaces Discussion'' > >Subject: immediate action for non commands > > > >What is the "best practice" if I need a drop down list - > ><h:selectOneListbox> - change to go to the server, as if there was an > >immediate="true" on a command button. > >Depending on what is selected in the <h:selectOneListbox>, the page > >will be displayed differently. > >I was using a kludge with onclick="" submitting a <h:commandButton > >style="visibility:hidden;" ...> > > > >Thanks, > >Lance > > > > > > >
