Hi dushyant, thanks for response -
which value I should return in getAsString method? - actual Key element or Value element? - because the selectOneItem is populated by SelectItem's elements. and why in debug I see that getAsString method is being called for N times (over all elements in binded array)? 2008/11/7 dushyant agarwal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > In case of selection, the getAsObject would convert the selected value as > specified and send it to BB. In getAsString() method you again have to > specify some code to change the BB value into one of the values in the > selectItem list, bound to the selectOneMenu component. > > > > --- On Fri, 7/11/08, Anton Gavazuk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> From: Anton Gavazuk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subject: Re: confused about selectOneItem and converter and data binding >> To: "MyFaces Discussion" <[email protected]> >> Date: Friday, 7 November, 2008, 3:41 PM >> Guys, >> does anyone have any idea? >> >> 2008/11/6 Anton Gavazuk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> > Hi all, >> > >> > have a problem >> > >> > I have the JSF Bean dataBean with property complexprop >> - the type of >> > field is ComplexType >> > I want to set an certain property to the bean via >> selectItems, which >> > is being collected from the >> anotherDataBean.selectItems - it returns >> > array of SelectItems. >> > >> > so it looks like >> > >> > <!--page--> >> > <h:selectOneMenu id="in_property" >> value="#{dataBean.complexprop}"> >> > <f:selectItems >> value="#{anotherDataBean.selectItems}"/> >> > <f:converter >> converterId="geoConverter"/> >> > </h:selectOneMenu> >> > >> > Of course it wouldnt not work because JSF would try >> convert the String >> > value from UI to internal dataBean.complexprop type >> and vice versa so >> > I added the converter >> > But I cannot understand how to work properly with it - >> during the call >> > the method is being called for count = >> selectItems.size() >> > Converter.getAsString(FacesContext facesContext, >> UIComponent >> > uiComponent, Object o) >> > >> > What could be wrong? >> > >> > How to link together all such things? >> > > > > Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to > http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/ >
