rich:suggestionBox and f:param

[l.fugaro]

Hi to all,
here is my scenario:
I have a suggestionBox called SB1 which needs to be filtered not only with the standard "suggest" parameter, but it needs anotherone, called "birthDayDateParam", a date.
The value of the parameter "birthDayDateParam" is taken from a "rich:calendar" named "birthDayDate".

Here is some view code:

<rich:calendar id="birthDayDate" value="#{myModel.birthDayDate}" enableManualInput="true" datePattern="dd/MM/yyyy" inputSize="10"/>

...
<h:inputText id="descr" maxlength="30" size="30" value="#{myModel.descr}" />
<rich:suggestionbox height="200" width="200" id="SB1" suggestionAction="#{myManager.autocomplete}" var="myObjList" for="descr" fetchValue="#{myObjList.descr}">
<h:column> <h:outputText value="#{myObjList.code}" /></h:column>
<h:column> <h:outputText value="#{myObjList.descr}" /></h:column>
<f:param name="birthDayDateParam" value="#{requestParameters.birthDayDate}" />
<a4j:support event="onselect">
...
</a4j:support>
</rich:suggestionbox>

and here is my java code for "autocomplete" list:

public List<MyObj> autocomplete(Object suggest) {
String birthDayDateParam = FacesContext.getCurrentInstance().getExternalContext().getRequestParameterMap().get("birthDayDateParam");
String descr = ((String)suggest) + "%";
List<MyObj> list = getList(birthDayDateParam, descr);
...
return list;
}

finally, my problem... the birthDayDateParam (in java code) it is always null!

Where am I wrong???

Thanks in advance,
Luigi

[nbelaevski]

Hello Luigi,

Nested f:param tags are not supported. You can use this:

<rich:suggestionbox id="suggestionBoxId" minChars="3" for="inputID"
 tokens=",[]" usingSuggestObjects="true"
 suggestionAction="#{forum5Bean.suggest}"
 var="result"
 width="150" height="150">
 <h:column>
 <h:outputText value="#{result}" />
 </h:column>

 <a4j:support event="onselect">
 <f:setPropertyActionListener value="#{result.someData}" target="#{forum5Bean.o1}" />
 </a4j:support>

</rich:suggestionbox>

[l.fugaro]

Thaks for replying mr. nbelaevski!
I already have an a4j:support statement in my html code... my problem is to pass one more parameter to my autocomplete method, which returns my list!
I need to filter my list with the param used to call the suggestionbox and the date entered in my rich:calendar component!

Thanx,
Luigi

[l.fugaro]

Any ideas?

Luigi
:)