6 Replies Latest reply on Feb 21, 2012 1:20 PM by healeyb

    richfaces 4 - executing an action inside rich:dataTable

    barbaraboie

      Hello

      I have a problem with executing an action inside a rich:datatable. I have 2 forms in one page. The h:commandbutton in the first form rerenders and fills the rich:datatable in the second form. In the rich:datatable I want to have an edit-button that selects the row and goes to an edit-page. The edit-button unfortunately doesn't work. If I use a h:commandButton I am redirected to the same page and the action is not executed (if I use the name of an action that doesn't exist I even get no errors). If I use a a4j:commandButton nothing happens at all.

       

      Has anyone an idea of what I'm doing wrong?

      I'm using richfaces-4.0.0.Final, seam 3.1.0.Final

      Thanks in advance, barbara

       

      This is my code:

       

       

        • 1. Re: richfaces 4 - executing an action inside rich:dataTable
          healeyb

          Hi, your code posting didn't work - I find it difficult on the forum myself. Have another go and I'll take

          a look at your problem.

          • 2. Re: richfaces 4 - executing an action inside rich:dataTable
            barbaraboie

            Thanks for letting me know, Brendan. Here is the code:

             

              <ui:define name="content">

             

                <h:form>

               

                    <h:panelGrid columns="3" id="panelZoekVerenigingen">

                   

                        <h:outputLabel value="Officiële naam" />

                        <h:inputText value="#{verenigingManager.zoekVerenigingOfficieleNaam}" styleClass="long">

             

                        <h:commandButton value="Zoek" action="#{verenigingManager.zoekVerenigingen}">

                            <f:ajax render=":formVerenigingen" execute="panelZoekVerenigingen"/>

                        </h:commandButton>

                                   

                    </h:panelGrid>

             

                </h:form>   

             

               

                <h:form id="formVerenigingen">   

                       

                        <rich:dataTable var="_vereniging" value="#{verenigingManager.verenigingList}" rendered="#{verenigingManager.verenigingList != null}" id="panelVerenigingen">

                       

                            <rich:column>

                                <f:facet name="header">Naam</f:facet>

                                <h:commandButton value="#{_vereniging.officieleNaam}" action="#{verenigingManager.editVereniging(_vereniging)}"/>

                            </rich:column>

                           

                        </rich:dataTable>

                            

                </h:form>

              

              </ui:define>

            • 3. Re: richfaces 4 - executing an action inside rich:dataTable
              mcmurdosound

              Hmmm, try not to (re)render the form directly. This can cause some strange effects like no longer working links or buttons:

               

              <h:commandButton value="Zoek" action="#{verenigingManager.zoekVerenigingen}">

                              <f:ajax render="formVerenigingen:panelVerenigingen" execute="panelZoekVerenigingen"/>

                          </h:commandButton>

              • 4. Re: richfaces 4 - executing an action inside rich:dataTable
                barbaraboie

                Hello Christian

                I did the change but the action #{verenigingManager.editVereniging(_vereniging)} is still not fired. I've also put everything in one form, but the problem still exists.

                 

                barbara

                • 5. Re: richfaces 4 - executing an action inside rich:dataTable
                  barbaraboie

                  I found a solution, I used pretty:link instead:

                   

                  <pretty:link mappingId="verenigingedit3">

                       <f:param name="verenigingid" value="#{_vereniging.verenigingID}"/>

                       <h:outputText value="#{_vereniging.officieleNaam}" />

                  </pretty:link>

                   

                  In pretty-config.xml

                   

                  <url-mapping id="verenigingedit3">

                       <pattern value="/verenigingedit3" />

                       <view-id value="/private/verenigingedit2.cjsm" />

                       <action>#{verenigingManager.editVereniging}</action>

                  </url-mapping>

                   

                  In VerenigingManager.java

                   

                  public String editVereniging() {

                       Map<String,String> params = FacesContext.getCurrentInstance().getExternalContext().getRequestParameterMap();

                       String id = params.get("verenigingid");

                   

                       ...

                  }

                  • 6. Re: richfaces 4 - executing an action inside rich:dataTable
                    healeyb

                    >> <f:ajax render="formVerenigingen:panelVerenigingen" execute="panelZoekVerenigingen"/>

                     

                    the problem with this is that panelVerenigingen isn't permanently resident in the DOM because it uses the

                    rendered attribute. If you wrapped it in a panelGroup and used the id of this as the target of the f:ajax

                    render= I can't see why it shouldn't work.

                     

                    Don't do this:

                    <f:ajax render="panelA"/>

                    <h:panelGroup id="panelA" rendered="#{bean.showThis}"/>

                     

                    This is ok:

                    <f:ajax render="panelA"/>

                    <h:panelGroup id="panelA">

                        <h:panelGroup rendered="#{bean.showThis}"/>

                    </h:panelGroup>

                     

                    I rarely use multiple forms in the same view (with the exception of dialogs & file upload) just because with

                    ajax you have control over what gets submitted anyway, and I find myself getting into a naming container

                    mess otherwise!

                     

                    Regards,

                    Brendan.