That has solved my problem. Thanks a lot for your help. Ben.
Helmut Swaczinna-2 wrote: > > Hi, > > the Ok button on the popup should have an action assigned, say > submitPopup(), and this action should return an outcome to > navigate to the next page. > > Helmut > > >> >>I hadn't tried this, but on your suggestion I have returned null and indeed >>the popup window is displayed. However this does not solve my problem. The >>popup is displayed and asks if the user wants to continue. If the answer is >>yes/ok then I want to navigate to the next page. By returning null I have >>lost that chance and am back at the original page. >> >>By returning null however has taught me a bit about the JSF flow, it seems >>that submit() completes before the popup will be shown. I guess what I >>really want is the popup to be shown during the submit() method. and based >>on the user input to the popup the submit() method will determine the >>navigation. >> >> >> >>Helmut Swaczinna-2 wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> have you tried to return null from the submit method in case the popup >>> should be displayed? >>> >>> Helmut >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "ben_p" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Friday, May 16, 2008 4:44 PM >>> Subject: [Tobago] Popup and navigation >>> >>> >>>> >>>> Hi All, >>>> I am trying to do something I believe to be very fundamental with >>>> Tobago >>>> v1.0.13. I want to click a button which will ultimately retrieve some >>>> results from a database and display them in a subsequent screen. >>>> However >>>> if >>>> the results returned are large I want a popup to come up which informs >>>> the >>>> user of the number returned and provides the option of continuing to >>>> the >>>> next screen or cancelling. To abstract away from the actual case I >>>> simple >>>> want the following >>>> >>>> InputScreen.jsp->click button-> popup (ok/cancel) ->NewScreen.jsp or >>>> InputScreen.jsp. >>>> >>>> I have tried allsorts of permeatations with actions and actionListeners >>>> and >>>> below is my current efforts. It seems that the only way to get the >>>> popup >>>> to >>>> show is if the submit method has a void return type, but this is >>>> useless >>>> for >>>> navigation and I can't get the actionListener to somehow come in and >>>> display >>>> the popup. As the submit method below has a return type of String the >>>> popup >>>> is not shown and navigation to the next screen occurs. changing the >>>> return >>>> type to void means the popup get displayed but there is no navigation >>>> to >>>> the >>>> next screen. >>>> >>>> Firstly my InputScreen.jsp: >>>> >>>> >>>> <tc:button label="Open Popup" action="#{InputScreenBean.submit}" >>>> actionListener="#{InputScreenBean.myActionListener}" immediate="true"> >>>> <f:facet name="popup"> >>>> <tc:popup width="300" height="270" >>>> rendered="#{InputScreenBean.popup"> >>>> <tc:box label="Popup Title"> >>>> <tc:panel> >>>> <f:facet name="layout"> >>>> <tc:gridLayout rows="fixed;fixed;fixed;fixed" /> >>>> </f:facet> >>>> <tc:in value="#{InputScreenBean.myData1}" /> >>>> <tc:cell /> >>>> <tc:button label="OK"> >>>> <tc:attribute name="popupClose" value="afterSubmit" /> >>>> </tc:button> >>>> <tc:button label="Cancel"> >>>> <tc:attribute name="popupClose" value="immediate" /> >>>> </tc:button> >>>> </tc:panel> >>>> </tc:box> >>>> </tc:popup> >>>> </f:facet> >>>> </tc:button> >>>> >>>> Secondly my InputScreenBean.java: >>>> >>>> public void myActionListener(ActionEvent event) { >>>> System.out.println("in action event"); >>>> setPopup(true); >>>> System.out.println("rendering response"); >>>> // I have tried with and without this >>>> cxt.renderResponse(); >>>> } >>>> >>>> // the only way to get the popup to show is if this >>>> // method is of return type void. but then I can't >>>> // do my navigation! >>>> public String submit() { >>>> try { >>>> System.out.println("in InputScreenBean.submit "); >>>> setPopup(true); >>>> } catch (Exception e) { >>>> System.out.println("Error in submit()"); >>>> e.printStackTrace(); >>>> return "failure"; >>>> } >>>> return "success"; >>>> } >>>> >>>> Any help greatly appreciated. >>>> >>>> Ben. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> View this message in context: >>>> >>http://www.nabble.com/-Tobago--Popup-and-navigation-tp17276445p17276445.html >>>> Sent from the MyFaces - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> >>-- >>View this message in context: >>http://www.nabble.com/-Tobago--Popup-and-navigation-tp17276445p17278761.html >>Sent from the MyFaces - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/-Tobago--Popup-and-navigation-tp17276445p17304572.html Sent from the MyFaces - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
