how to set #{invalid} in action

[tynor]

I need to do some extra validation in certain actions -- for failed validation, I can set control-specific error messages in the action method via:

FacesMessages.instance().addToControl("name", new InvalidValue("my error text", MyClass.class, "name", getInstance().getName(), getInstance()));

but I've not figured out how to set the "invalid" state so that the ${invalid} EL function returns true (without setting invalid, my form displays the error messages, but does not highlight the field input controls in red as a normal HibernateValidation error would.

Help? (and thanks)

[tynor]

I've been reading the source (1.2.1-GA), Luke, but am still without enlightenment. In Seam's UIDecorate, I see:

Contexts.getEventContext().set("invalid", hasMessage(this, context));

and hasMessage() appears to search down the child components looking for messages -- the input control has one since in my code, I do the following:

FacesMessages.instance().addToControl("name", new InvalidValue("my error text", MyClass.class, "name", getInstance().getName(), getInstance()));

You would think that my adding the message to the control would be enough for UIDecorate to find it when it goes searching for messages. It doesn't -- the message is rendered in my facelet, but the label and control are not styled as "error" (which is controlled in the edit.xhtml template via the #{invalid} EL expression).

So what else do I need to do to cause the UIDecorate to see the message and set the invalid property??

[gavin.king]

Just look at the booking example, it is working there.

[tynor]

Thanks Gavin.

In fact, it's _not_ working in the booking example either. Here's the rendered HTML for failed "date must be in the future" message set by the action class:

<span id="booking:checkinDateDecorate">

 <div class="entry"><label class="label " for="booking:checkinDate">Check In Date:<span id="booking:_id57" class="required">*</span></label>
 <span class="input "><input id="booking:checkinDate" name="booking:checkinDate" type="text" value="07/19/2006" onblur="A4J.AJAX.Submit('_viewRoot','booking',event,{'parameters':{'booking:_id61':'booking:_id61'},'actionUrl':'/seam-booking/book.seam'})" /><script type="text/javascript"><!--

var CAL_DAYS_SHORT = 'Su,Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa';
var CAL_DAYS_MEDIUM = 'Sun,Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri,Sat';
var CAL_DAYS_LONG = 'Sunday,Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday,Saturday';
var CAL_MONTHS_MEDIUM = 'Jan,Feb,Mar,Apr,May,Jun,Jul,Aug,Sep,Oct,Nov,Dec';
var CAL_MONTHS_LONG = 'January,February,March,April,May,June,July,August,September,October,November,December';
var CAL_FIRST_DAY_OF_WEEK = 0;
var CAL_DATE_FORMAT = 'MM/dd/yyyy';
//--></script><script type="text/javascript" src="/seam-booking/seam/resource/web/date/calendar.js"><!--

//--></script><span onclick="__selectDate('booking:checkinDate', 'booking:checkinDate');"><img src="img/dtpick.gif" style="margin-left:5px;cursor:pointer" /></span>
 </span><span class="error errors">Check in date must be a future date</span>
 </div></span>

Note that the message is properly rendered, but the label and controls do not have the errors class added to their CSS style as the edit.xhtml template intends. (should see <label class="label errors" , but instead just see <label class="label " ).

[gavin.king]

Um, I dunno, it works perfectly for me in CVS....

[tynor]

OK. I'll set this aside until we can upgrade from 1.2.1 to 2.0. Perhaps this will be magically fixed in the upgrade.