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Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 13:32:36 -0800
From: "Matthias Wessendorf" <matzew@apache.org>
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Subject: Re: InputSuggestAjax and binding
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suggestedItems !=3D getSuggestedItems

perhaps that is the deal.

it is method binding

so when using "suggestedItems" in the EL

name the method suggestedItems


when using getSuggestedItems in EL
name is getSuggestedItems

-M

On 10/30/06, Gerald M=FCllan <bierbrauen@gmail.com> wrote:
> You have to provide exactly the same method name, so in your case it
> is getSuggestedItems. If you use the maxSuggestedItems approach, you
> also have to give the method an Integer on the way home.
>
> So:
>
> public List getSuggestedItems(String prefix, Integer maxSize)
> {
>    ..
> }
>
> If it still doesn`t work, please post the stack trace here. You can
> also have a look at the sandbox examples, where invoking the method
> works without any problems.
>
> regards,
>
> Gerald
>
> On 10/30/06, Martin Grotzke <martin.grotzke@javakaffee.de> wrote:
> > On Mon, 2006-10-30 at 16:07 +0100, Gerald M=FCllan wrote:
> > > Well, the component doesn`t work like this.
> > >
> > > The suggestedItemsMethod takes a String which was the input of the
> > > user before the ajax-request. With the help of this string the lookup
> > > in the db is performed and the result as
> > > a list of strings is returned. Which exactly matches the pop-up.
> > Okay. I changed the backing bean so that it provides a method that
> > takes a string and returns a list of strings.
> >
> > Unfortunately, no method is invoked.
> >
> > The tag looks like the following:
> >
> > <s:inputSuggestAjax id=3D"departures"
> >         suggestedItemsMethod=3D"#{createReservationController.departure=
.suggest2.suggestedItems}"
> >         value=3D"#{createReservationController.departure.suggest2.selec=
tedItem}"
> >         maxSuggestedItems=3D"10" />
> >
> > But on the createReservationController backing bean the getDeparture
> > method is never called.
> >
> > Do you have any tips what's causing this?
> > The same value expression (ok, nearly the same) works for anther field,
> > so the expression itself is correct.
> >
> > Thanx && cheers,
> > Martin
> >
> >
> > >
> > > If you want to get a behaviour like it can be found in menues with th=
e
> > > value/label approach,
> > > you have to define a "itemLabelMethod". The suggestedItemsMethod
> > > should then return a list of objects. The label is extracted through
> > > the itemLabelMethod (which gets an object from the list) and the valu=
e
> > > through a given converter.
> > >
> > > Hope this helps,
> > >
> > > cheers,
> > >
> > > Gerald
> > >
> > > On 10/30/06, Martin Grotzke <martin.grotzke@javakaffee.de> wrote:
> > > > On Mon, 2006-10-30 at 13:50 +0100, Gerald M=FCllan wrote:
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > >
> > > > > forget the binding stuff. It is not needed. The docu on this comp=
onent
> > > > > is outdated.
> > > > Thanx for this hint :)
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > All you need to do to get it work in the simplest mode is just
> > > > > implement the suggestedItemsMethod.
> > > > But probably i can use the valueChangeListener to fetch the items
> > > > that are returned by suggestedItemsMethod?
> > > >
> > > > I just tried the component with the following sniplet:
> > > >
> > > > <s:inputSuggestAjax id=3D"departures"
> > > >     suggestedItemsMethod=3D"#{createReservationController.departure=
.suggest.items}"
> > > >     value=3D"#{createReservationController.departure.suggest.userIn=
put}"
> > > >     valueChangeListener=3D"#{createReservationController.departure.=
suggest.userInputChanged}"
> > > >     maxSuggestedItems=3D"10" size=3D"10"
> > > >     tabindex=3D"2" />
> > > >
> > > > and the following on the server side:
> > > >
> > > >     public void userInputChanged( ValueChangeEvent event ) {
> > > >         LOG.debug( "Invoked" );
> > > >         // performs a lookup in the backend
> > > >         // and updates the suggested items:
> > > >         suggestItems( true );
> > > >     }
> > > >
> > > >     public Collection<SelectItem> getItems() {
> > > >         return _items;
> > > >     }
> > > >
> > > >     public String getUserInput() {
> > > >         return _userInput;
> > > >     }
> > > >
> > > >     public void setUserInput( String input ) {
> > > >         _userInput =3D input;
> > > >     }
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Unfortunately, the java code is never called, even the
> > > > createReservationController.getDeparture is not called....
> > > >
> > > > Can you tell me what is wrong with this?
> > > > We are using the nightly snapshot (today) of myfaces-api/impl, toma=
hawk
> > > > and the sandbox.
> > > >
> > > > Thanx && cheers,
> > > > Martin
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Sorry for the confusion on this.
> > > > >
> > > > > cheers,
> > > > >
> > > > > Gerald
> > > > >
> > > > > On 10/30/06, Martin Grotzke <martin.grotzke@javakaffee.de> wrote:
> > > > > > Hey all,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > the documentation for inputSuggestAjax
> > > > > > (http://myfaces.apache.org/sandbox/inputSuggestAjax.html) says =
that
> > > > > > the binding attribute "is needed because the control object doe=
s all the
> > > > > > needed data transformation between the Ajax control and the
> > > > > > backend/frontend"...
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Has someone an example how to implement the binding on the serv=
er side?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanx a lot,
> > > > > > cheers,
> > > > > > Martin
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Martin Grotzke
> > > > http://www.javakaffee.de/blog/
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > --
> > Martin Grotzke
> > http://www.javakaffee.de/blog/
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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