set focus programmatically

[elf]

Hi
I am trying to set focus programmatically when displaying ModalPanel, but I can not.
Please help me , how I can do it.

My code

 mp.setValueExpression("onshow", eF.createValueExpression(eC,
 "#{rich:element('" + MODAL_MANE_ELEMENT + "')}.focus()", String.class));

[nbelaevski]

Hello,

Have you checked HTML output? Is onshow rendered? Moreover, I'm not sure whether rich:element function can be correctly resolved in value expression. Can you please clarify why do you need expression: does MODAL_MANE_ELEMENT (modal name element, probably a typo in the code?) refer to variable that should be resolved to value when panel is rendered?

[elf]

Its my typo.

MODAL_NAME_ELEMENT - is ID of inputText on ther modalForm.

I tried to use:

mp.setValueExpression("onshow", eF.createValueExpression(eC,
 "#{rich:element('" + MODAL_NAME_ELEMENT + "')}.focus()", String.class));

and

mp.setOnshow("#{rich:element('" + MODAL_NAME_ELEMENT + "')}.focus()");

In first variant my server said me that rich:element function is not correct.

In second, modalPanel did not appear on UI. Sever said there is no error. Without this code everything works fine.

Please, helpr me. How can I correctly put focus in inputText field programmatically when modalPanel appear.

[nbelaevski]

Call rich:element function directly: http://www.jboss.org/file-access/default/members/jbossrichfaces/freezone/docs/apidoc/org/richfaces/function/RichFunction.html#element(java.lang.String)

[nbelaevski]

mp.setOnshow(RichFunction.element(MODAL_NAME_ELEMENT) + ".focus()");

[elf]

thanks. it works