Hi, Trying to understand the logic behind jsf calling getters and setters on the properties of the backing bean. Seems like sometimes it calls a setter, and sometimes a getter. Is there a pattern to it described anywhere? Could someone please point me in the right direction or give an explanation.
I'm attaching a faces-config.xml file along with the jsp page for your reference. By looking at the log that my app generates, it seems that before postback, very first time around, if out of 2 managed-property beans (reportingPeriod and categories) registered in faces-config.xml one is a regular bean and another one is a map (like 'categories' in my case), then JSF on its parent bean's initialization calls a setter property, whereas if a managed-property is a map then the parent initialization is calling the getter instead. <<search.jsp>> <<maintenance-faces-config-beans.xml>> Here is an excerpt from the log file: 14:41:42,125 INFO SearchHandler:? - Entering Constructor... 14:41:42,125 DEBUG SearchHandler:? - getPeriod(): null 14:41:42,125 DEBUG SearchHandler:? - getPeriod(): MNTH 14:41:42,141 DEBUG SwitchContextFactory:? - swiss permitted access: false 14:41:42,141 DEBUG SwitchContextFactory:? - full singapore permitted access: false 14:41:42,141 DEBUG SwitchContextFactory:? - partial singapore permitted access: false 14:41:42,141 DEBUG SearchHandler:? - setContext(): [EMAIL PROTECTED] 14:41:42,156 DEBUG SearchService:? - in parameterized constructor... 14:41:42,156 INFO DataSourceFactory:? - serving monthly non-swiss non-singapore datasource (02): [EMAIL PROTECTED] 14:41:42,172 INFO SearchHandler:? - Exiting Constructor... 14:41:42,219 DEBUG SearchHandler:? - entering setReportingPeriod()... 14:41:42,219 DEBUG SearchHandler:? - set reporting period to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 14:41:42,219 DEBUG SearchHandler:? - .rawDate is: null 14:41:42,235 DEBUG SearchHandler:? - .reportingDate is: null 14:41:42,235 DEBUG SearchHandler:? - .reportingDateDaily is: null 14:41:42,235 DEBUG SearchHandler:? - .reportingDateMonthly is: null 14:41:42,235 DEBUG SearchHandler:? - exiting setReportingPeriod()... 14:41:42,235 DEBUG SearchHandler:? - entered getCategories()... 14:41:42,235 DEBUG SearchHandler:? - entered getReportingPeriodsSelectItemsControl()... 14:41:42,235 DEBUG SearchHandler:? - entered setReportingPeriodsSelectItemsControl()... 14:41:42,235 DEBUG SearchHandler:? - setting reportingPeriodsSelectItemsControl to be: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 14:41:42,235 DEBUG SearchHandler:? - .itemLabel: null 14:41:42,250 DEBUG SearchHandler:? - .itemValue: null 14:41:42,250 DEBUG SearchHandler:? - exiting setReportingPeriodsSelectItemsControl()... 14:41:42,485 DEBUG SearchHandler:? - getPeriod(): MNTH 14:41:42,531 DEBUG SearchService:? - getReportingPeriods(): context is: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 14:41:43,422 DEBUG SearchHandler:? - getReportingPeriod() is: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 14:41:43,422 DEBUG SearchHandler:? - with: 14:41:43,422 DEBUG SearchHandler:? - raw date: null 14:41:43,422 DEBUG SearchHandler:? - reporting date: null 14:41:43,422 DEBUG SearchHandler:? - reporting date daily: null 14:41:43,422 DEBUG SearchHandler:? - raw reporting date monthly: null 14:41:43,438 DEBUG SearchHandler:? - getReportingPeriod() is: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 14:41:43,438 DEBUG SearchHandler:? - with: 14:41:43,438 DEBUG SearchHandler:? - raw date: null 14:41:43,438 DEBUG SearchHandler:? - reporting date: null 14:41:43,438 DEBUG SearchHandler:? - reporting date daily: null 14:41:43,438 DEBUG SearchHandler:? - raw reporting date monthly: null 14:41:43,703 DEBUG GISWebPhaseListener:? - page: /jsp/maintenance/search.jsp AFTER - RENDER_RESPONSE(6) 14:41:43,703 DEBUG GISWebPhaseListener:? - DONE WITH REQUEST!/jsp/maintenance/search.jsp Thank you in advance. Simeon ============================================================================== Please access the attached hyperlink for an important electronic communications disclaimer: http://www.credit-suisse.com/legal/en/disclaimer_email_ib.html ==============================================================================
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