suggestionBox text search

[dreuzel]

I've written a component that encapsuls suggestionBox
the component does text search and suggests records from a db

To optimize server performance I only suggest as a speciall character like space or question mark ... is entered... Technicaly this works.


As text is entered, without an explict terminator, ( ex when hitting the submit button) ,, the parualy , non searched text is passed to the caller
this was not the idea.


internaly in suggestionBox can I submit an event,.... call a method
to force the selection screen to appear ??


I would be very gratefull, if someone can give me a hint
tried generating a super.broadcast-queuEvent (Ajaxevent/ SelectSuggestionEvent) in the suggestionBox but I do not know what triggers the selection box

[nbelaevski]

Hello,

Here is how to force the selection screen:

#{rich:component('suggestion')}.callSuggestion(true)

- see that example in action here: http://livedemo.exadel.com/richfaces-demo/richfaces/suggestionBox.jsf?c=suggestionBox&tab=usage (it's the second one)

[dreuzel]

can I do the same thing without going to the client,

part of the functionality, is a arrow down button just (suppoed) to pull the suggesting box down

[dreuzel]

Maybe I answerd a bit to fast,
THe proposed solution only works is you explicitely push the down arrow...
but there are multiple ways to leave the input behind, and have confusing input as a result.
area
I guess the ony common factor is the Decode()/decodeprocess method
in de component.
Thats normaly where the callSuggestion(true) ends up...

I already need to be in the decode loop, to have the component update
the text search, and to get to the real selected record (getRow() always returs - 1 except during the popup screen.

[nbelaevski]

I doubt it is possible to show suggestion using server code. You can try to do org.richfaces.component.UISuggestionBox#setSubmitted(true) however I do not know whether this will work as expected for all cases.

I have a feeling that I'm not getting you right. Can you please clarify your use case a bit so that I'll be able to suggest something?