Thanks Matthias for a quick response. In the constructor of the custom component I wanted to construct the child components. However the construction of the child components depended on the property passed in.
When the component is created for the first time then after the restore state it directly goes to the render response phase. If one wants to utilize the properties passed in using the tag in construction of the component then can that be done? ________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Matthias Wessendorf Sent: Friday, December 22, 2006 4:24 PM To: MyFaces Discussion Subject: Re: when is setProperties method of UIComponentTag called? the findComponent() calls the setProperties. before calling setProperties() it creates the (custom) component or in case of UIViewRoot it *loads* the root component, since that has already been created before we are in render response. regarding el: #{sessionScope['myAttribute']} -M On 12/22/06, Madhav Bhargava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi All, In my custom component I have declared an attribute "role" in the Tag class for the component. In the setProperties() method I am checking if it is a value binding and then I set the value binding for "role" to the custom component. When I debug I find that setProperties does not get called before the constructor of the custom component. I have some questions: 1. When is setProperties called? Is it called during the render response phase? 2. An off-beat question - how do you access an object stored in a session - can I use something like #{facesContext.sessionScope.objectName} ? Considering that setProperties does not get called first , where do I get the value binding and extract the value referred to by the EL ? Thanks, Madhav **************** CAUTION - Disclaimer ***************** This e-mail contains PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION intended solely for the use of the addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by e-mail and delete the original message. Further, you are not to copy, disclose, or distribute this e-mail or its contents to any other person and any such actions are unlawful. This e-mail may contain viruses. Infosys has taken every reasonable precaution to minimize this risk, but is not liable for any damage you may sustain as a result of any virus in this e-mail. You should carry out your own virus checks before opening the e-mail or attachment. Infosys reserves the right to monitor and review the content of all messages sent to or from this e-mail address. Messages sent to or from this e-mail address may be stored on the Infosys e-mail system. ***INFOSYS******** End of Disclaimer ********INFOSYS*** -- Matthias Wessendorf http://tinyurl.com/fmywh further stuff: blog: http://jroller.com/page/mwessendorf mail: mwessendorf-at-gmail-dot-com
