Bug with a4j:commandLink action="xyz()"?

[chris.simons]

I was puzzled by this for quite a while until I was able to narrow down the issue.

Within an s:decorate, I have two a4j:commandLinks that called separate actions (example: one called "clear()" and the other called "set()".

What I started to notice was that each time the page/form rerRendered due to clicking one of these a4j:commandLinks that the action of the second a4j:commandLink was being called each time.

As you can imagine, I would click "set()" but then see in the logs that "clear()" was also being called.

By chance, I removed the "()" from "clear()" and the issue is no longer happening. Yet I kept the "()" after "set" and it's not like "set()" is being called!

So why would "clear()", which is assigned to the "action" parameter on an a4j:commandLink get called everytime the page loads?

Am I missing some fundamental knowledge about EL or is this a strange occurrence?

Thanks.

[chris.simons]

To give you a better idea of the code, here it is:

<s:decorate id="reusePhysicalHomeAddressDecorate" template="/layout/forms/edit.xhtml">
<ui:param name="colspan" value="1"/>
<ui:define name="label">Reuse My Physical Home Address:</ui:define>
 <a4j:commandLink
 id="cmdReusePhysicalHome"
 value="Yes" action="#{userProfileManager.setEmergencyContactAddress()}"
 ajaxSingle="true"
 reRender="createNewEmergencyContactForm">
</a4j:commandLink>
<h:outputText value=" | "/>
<a4j:commandLink
 id="cmdResetPhysicalHome"
 value="Reset"
 action="#{userProfileManager.clearEmergencyContactAddress}"
 ajaxSingle="true"
 reRender="createNewEmergencyContactForm">
 </a4j:commandLink>
</s:decorate>

[ayanul]

Hi Chris!
I cannot reproduce it.
What lib at you are used, and show web.xml
Or attach an example where it is reproduced