Acessing explicit Method through Unified EL.

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Consider the class:

{code}
@Named
@Stateless
public class TestBean {
    private String foo = "foo";
    public String getFoo() {
        return foo;
    }
    public String testString() {
        return "testString";
    }
}
{code}

It should be possible to access both foo property and testString method through EL v2.2, right?

{code}
<h:outputText value="#{testBean.foo}" /><br/>
<h:outputText value="#{testBean.testString}" /><br/>
{code}

so why can't I? is there a problem in Jboss implementation of the spec?

I've already tried

{code}
<h:outputText value="#{testBean.testString}" /><br/>

<h:outputText value="#{testBean.testString()}" /><br/>

<h:outputText value="${testBean.testString}" /><br/>

<h:outputText value="${testBean.testString()}" /><br/>

{code}

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the server tells that it can not find the testString property whichever wat I try to use the method.

-SessionBean-TestBean_$$_WeldProxy' does not have the property 'testString'.

[nickarls]

because it's a value expression and it's looking for a getTestString();

the method expression #{testBean.testString} could be called in a commandButton

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Nicklas, is there an EL workaround if I want to access the return of this method in a value?

In my specific case I need to use the return of the method and use a converter in it.

<h:outputText value="#{dateTime.toDate}"  >

      <f:convertDateTime pattern="HH:mm MM/dd/YYYY"/>

</h:outputText>

[nickarls]

I guess you could write and register your own EL resolver to pretty much whatever what you want...

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thank you Nicklas, I guess that would be not necessary.