[paper]

Thanks to Patric for the LookupConverter Code (and related) I use a simular solution and have posted my code here:
http://www.jboss.org/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=3925444#3925444

Works good with the DAOpattern (also generic).
Like described here:
http://www.jboss.org/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&t=75802
It uses Seam Components to put in the facelets code so the converter may not be registered in the facelets-conf.xml

Dennis

[newion]

Look at the code below. It works perfectly but only without Facelets. With Facelets page is not generated correctly.

<h:form>
<h:dataTable value="#{employeeList}" var="empl" rendered="true" >
 <h:column>
 <h:outputText value="#{empl.name}"/>
 </h:column>
 <h:column>
 <h:selectOneMenu id="country" value="#{empl.country}" converter="CountryConverter">
 <f:selectItems value="#{selectItems.countries}" />
 </h:selectOneMenu>
 </h:column>
</h:dataTable>
<h:commandButton type="submit" action="#{employeesEditor.update}" value="Apply"/>
</h:form>

HTML generated correctly (without facelets):

<select id="_id0:_id1_0:country" name="_id0:_id1_0:country" size="1"> <option value="1">Germany</option> <option value="2" selected="selected">Poland</option> <option value="3">Switzerland</option> <option value="4">Ukraine</option></select>

HTML generated incorrectly (with facelets):

<f:selectItems value="[javax.faces.model.SelectItem@dd14d9, javax.faces.model.SelectItem@83f3a0, javax.faces.model.SelectItem@efc0ee, javax.faces.model.SelectItem@6352f8]"/>
 <select id="_id0:_id1_0:country" name="_id0:_id1_0:country" size="1"></select>

Do you have any idea how to solve this problem? Anybody succeeded with Facelets and converters described in this topic?

Thanks,
Pawel Kaczor

[newion]

I've managed to solve the problem! I've installed myfaces-tomahawk extension components (tomahawk.jar)
and added tomahawk.taglib.xml (http://wiki.apache.org/myfaces/Use_Facelets_with_Tomahawk)
I've also added definition of my converter to this taglib file.
Now (most important:), istead of <f:selectItems> I use <t:navigationMenuItems> and it works!

<t:dataTable value="#{employeeList}" var="empl" rendered="true" >
 <t:column>
 <t:outputText value="#{empl.name}"/>
 </t:column>
 <t:column>
 <t:selectOneMenu id="country" value="#{empl.country}" converter="CountryConverter">
 <t:navigationMenuItems value="#{selectItems.countries}" />
 </t:selectOneMenu>
 </t:column>
</t:dataTable>

Pawel Kaczor

[coryvirok]

Just wanted to add my thanks for the lookup code. I'm still fairly new to this whole Seam business so every little bit helps!

The only thing I modified was the lookup interface. I changed the

public String getKey();
public String getName();

to

public String lookupKey();
public String lookupName();

so that Hibernate didn't mistake it for a column in the DB schema.
Works great!

- Cory

[supernovasoftware.com]

I would like for the list to be able pulled from a query so I that I can control which entities are selected, the description, label, and in what order they appear.

I do not mind putting annotation and or making my enties implement specific interfaces.

I have not tried this, but maybe this could work for me. Any thoughts?

select new SelectItem( y, y.contact.company, y.contact.companyAbreviation) from Yard y where y.area=:area order by y.contact.companyAbreviation