modalPanel - values of h:outputText don't display

[molif]

Hello, I hope that I don't repeat some other topic, but I didn't find a similar one.
So, my problem is that I have a modalPanel window, which has to display 3 outputText properties. Well, they are empty, although I don't have any error or exception.
The scenario is: I have a selectOneMenu, from which I select an item and then open the modalPanel to display its properies. The code is:

1. Code for the listbox:

<h:selectOneListbox id="templateControlMenu" value="#{templateManager.selectedTemplateFieldControl}" size="5">
 <s:selectItems value="#{templateManager.listOfTemplateControls}" var="templateFieldControl"
 label="#{templateFieldControl.control.className}(#{templateFieldControl.parameter});"/>
 <s:convertEntity />
 </h:selectOneListbox>

2. Code for the link that opens my modalPanel:

<a4j:commandLink value="#{messages['template.editControlOfField']}" action="#{templateManager.fillControlFields}" oncomplete="#{rich:component('controlsPanelEdit')}.show()"/>

3. Code of the modalPanel itself (which dispalys, except that controlForEdit.className, description and parameter stay empty):

<rich:modalPanel id="controlsPanelEdit" height="300" width="500" zindex="2000">
 <f:facet name="header">
 <h:outputText value="ADMIN - Edit Controls" />
 </f:facet>

 <h:form id="editControlsInModalPanel">
 <h:panelGrid id="tempFieldControlsEdit" columns="2" columnClasses="wfcol1,wfcol2" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="5" >
 <h:outputText value="Change parameter of this control:"/>
 <h:outputText value="#{templateManager.controlForEdit.className}"/>

 <h:outputText value="Description : "/>
 <h:outputText id="descriptionTextEdit" value="#{templateManager.controlForEdit.description}"/>

 <h:outputText value="Parameter"/>
 <h:inputText id="parameterTextEdit" value="#{templateManager.controlTempFieldForEdit.parameter}"/>

 <h:panelGrid id="modalPanelButtonsEdit" columns="2" columnClasses="wfcol1,wfcol2" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="10">
 <a4j:commandButton id="submitPanelEdit" action="#{templateManager.addControlForField}"
 oncomplete="#{rich:component('controlsPanelEdit')}.hide()" reRender="templateControlMenu"
 value="#{messages['button.submit']}" styleClass="inputButton"/>

 <a4j:commandButton id="hidePanelEdit"
 oncomplete="#{rich:component('controlsPanelEdit')}.hide()" value="#{messages['button.cancel']}" styleClass="inputButton"/>
 </h:panelGrid>
 </h:panelGrid>
 </h:form>
 </rich:modalPanel>

4. Code of the filling method, in which I surely pass (verified in debug mode):

@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
 public void fillControlFields(){
 if (selectedTemplateFieldControl != null){
 controlTempFieldForEdit = selectedTemplateFieldControl;
 controlForEdit = selectedTemplateFieldControl.getControl();
 }
 }

I noticed that, in debug mode, after I click on the link that opens the modal panel, I don't pass through the getter methods of these 3 properites. I pass through them after I close the panel... Weird... Why don't they load on opening?
Any help is appreciated highly!

M.

[molif]

Please, help?

[molif]

Ok, so, as far as I see, the problem is that the javascript method #{rich:component('controlsPanelEdit')}.show() is executed before we pass through the action, so the result is that the panel is displayed, but the properties are still not got.
So, how can I make the javascript execute after the getter methods from the action?

[mail.micke]

Hi

I think the problem is that you don't reRender the content of the modal panel before showing it.

You should add a reRender attribute to the a4j:commandLink.

Note: Don't try to reRender the actual modal panel, instead re-render its content (perhaps the form). There are loads of posts about this in the forum.

Cheers

[molif]

Thanks for your suggestion! It worked. :)