Hi John, I think it would be better for yourself to (try to) understand the concepts of JSF's standard components first, before you write a blog post in which you do nothing but swearing about JSF.
If you use an UISelect component, then you have to be aware of the fact that this component matches the submitted values against the possible values. So it has to be a hardcoded validation. So if you want a component, which does not check this, you should use the an UIInput component (like HtmlInputText). Furthermore if you want to implement a combo box for JSF, it would be A LOT better to write a custom component then to use the binding attribute to inject strage code into the component. But that's a thing you would know, if you'd understand JSF, which you clearly don't. No offence. You might want to take a look at the some online books about JSF, like http://jsfatwork.irian.at/semistatic/introduction.html (written in German). Regards, Jakob 2010/1/13 Ogrady, John <[email protected]> > Wrote up my solution for a JSF combo box - and yes, this is a shameless, > egotistical plug for my blog, but the solution is sound. Click on the link. > You know you want to! > > http://mytechhell.com/blog/archives/432 > > Suggestions, corrections, and relevant puns greatly accepted and sometimes > even appreciated... > ___________________________________________________________ > John O'Grady > Dragon Tamer > > Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn > from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent > disinclination to do so. > - Douglas Adams > > Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. > - George Santayana > > Qui tacet consentit > (Silence implies consent) > ___________________________________________________________ > >
