Dynamic selectOneMenu

[ariska]

Hi all,

I'm new to SEAM. I have studied the hotel example and I'm thrilled to try SEAM out in my next project. As database bound comboxes (a dynamic selectOneMenu) are so basic elements in UI design, in case of SEAM, I have been wondering how I can create one with JSF/Seam, where the data to display ([description]) comes from a explicit select statement from one table (say, table_Codes[id, description]]) and the user input is converted accordingly to a key value (id). Any hint would be highly appreciated.

Best regards,

[gavin.king]

Look at how the dvdstore example handles categories in searchbox.xhtml.

[ariska]

Thanks for your prompt answer.

I managed to implemented as in the dvd example, though I have one concern left.

How can I *initialize* the selectOneMenu component with a value?
Let's say that, in the case of the dvd-store demo, I want the Category to be initialized to "Comedy" .


kind regards,

[ariska]

I can see how the "Any" value is added, but my point here is to get the value initialized from the database value.

[gavin.king]

The list of categories *is* retrieved from the db (it is not the Any value i am talking about).

[ariska]

Sorry, perhaps I did not make my point clear.

What I want to accomplish is this:

I have a modifyUserForm with the selectOneMenu for the userType [admin,accounting,reporting]. When the form loads the userType selectOneMenu should be initialized and display correct userType value for selected user (for example [accounting] ).


kind regards,