The value of one h:inputText becomes the default for another

[mangelo123]

I know this can be done with Javascript, but it seems like RichFaces should be able to do this a lot cleaner.

I've seen all of the echo examples where an h:inputText and h:ouputText share the same bean property, but I need there to be to h:inputText controls where they are different bean properties:

<h:inputText value="#{customer.address}"/>
...
<h:inputText value="#{customer.billingAddress}"/>

I need the billing address to default to the customer address after it's typed in with the ability to modify.

TIA.

[sergeysmirnov]

Do you mean you want to re-render the second input based on the value of the first input?
If so, read this article from the RichFaces cookbook:

http://www.jboss.org/community/docs/DOC-11866

[mangelo123]

I've read that article before, but honestly it doesn't say much about what I need. That's just my opinion though.

[thomas.m]

I don't understand, do you want the second input to be filled on the fly as the user is typing, or filled when the focus is lost on the first input, or something else maybe ?

[mangelo123]

Either on the fly or after focus is lost. The more common way to do this is on most shopping sites you click a checkbox that says "Shipping is the same as billing" or whatever. You click the button and it copies the address. I thought RichFaces would provide a slick way to do it either on the fly or on focus lost.

[nbelaevski]

Hello,

Try this:

<h:inputText value="#{bean.property1}">
 <a4j:support event="onblur" action="#{bean.copyProperties}" reRender="secondInput" />
</h:inputText>
<h:inputText id="secondInput" value="#{bean.property2}" />

#{bean.copyProperties} - is an action method that would copy data from property1 to property2.

[mangelo123]

This is practically what I am looking for. Only 1 flaw with this approach and I really am not sure of a way around it.

I'll need an action method or each input control. I ran this code thru a debugger and there's not a clear way to generically copy the contents of the source to the destination.

I was able to find the name of the source (ie 'address') and from that I could form the destination, but then how do I get a handle to 'billingAddress' for example?

TIA

[mangelo123]

It says I can edit my messages, but can't find where I do that.

The previous post should say:

I'll need an action method for each input control.

[nbelaevski]

You can create map of command objects: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command_pattern and call the necessary one.