Re: selectList - how to pass a parameter to backing bean method from XHTML?

[Simon Kitching]

I really think this f:param thing is completely irrelevant to the 
original issue.

f:param allows an arbitrary http request parameter to be attached to a 
postback triggered by an h:commandButton or h:commandLink.

As far as I am aware, the f:param tag does *nothing* when attached to 
any other component.

And anyway Lisa needs to know *when the h:selectOneMenu is rendered for 
the very first time* what block of reference data to draw the 
select-item labels from, ie when no postback has occurred at all.

BTW, I've removed the "[solved]" from this email's subject.

Regards,

Simon

Lisa wrote:
Where/ how is "map" defined?

thanks


L



krg9263 wrote:

Not sure if this will work with

<h:selectOneMenu 

  but you could try it this way. I have done this with a commandLink.

<h:commandLink id="manufacturer_x"
        action="go_Test" actionListener="#{testList.execute}">
        <f:param name="queryTableParam" value="ALL" />
</h:commandLink>

Inside bean.

public void execute(ActionEvent event) {
queryTable = (String) map.get("queryTableParam");
//then call  whatever you need to do
this.go();