RichFaces can't save, too many bean new instances.

[kriss_96]

Hi, I have a problem. I want to show editable information to the user with a modal panel. I have also a "Save" button that saves the edited information. All this information are in a Bean.

The problem is that when I open the modal panel a new instance of the bean it's created (it's ok), but when I click on the "save" button an other instance of the bean it's created, so the saved bean it's empty.

I have tried the a4j:keepAlive tag, but I got an exception during line processing ( I think I've didn't put it in the right place).

Here's the code :

<rich:modalPanel id="licenseCustomerDetailPanel" autosized="true" top="80%">

            <f:facet name="header">

                <h:panelGroup>

                    <h:outputText value="#{labels.licenseCustomerDetail}" />

                </h:panelGroup>

            </f:facet>

            <f:facet name="controls">

                <h:panelGroup>

                    <h:graphicImage value="/images/icons/close_tab_red.png" id="hideLicenseCustomerDetailPanel" />

                    <rich:componentControl for="licenseCustomerDetailPanel" attachTo="hideLicenseCustomerDetailPanel" operation="hide" event="onclick" />

                </h:panelGroup>

            </f:facet>

            <a4j:form ajaxSubmit="true">

                <h:panelGrid id="licenseCustomerPanelGrid" width="650" >

                    <rich:panel>

                        <h:panelGrid columns="2" width="600">

                            <h:outputText value="#{labels.name} : " styleClass='tdTitleStyleClass' />

                            <h:inputText value="#{licenseRequestBean.licenseCustomerDetailBean.name}" disabled = "true"  />

                            <h:outputText value="#{labels.contactName} : " styleClass='tdTitleStyleClass' />

                            <h:inputText value="#{licenseRequestBean.licenseCustomerDetailBean.contactName}" />

                            <h:outputText value="#{labels.email} : " styleClass='tdTitleStyleClass' />

                            <h:inputText value="#{licenseRequestBean.licenseCustomerDetailBean.email}" />

                            <h:outputText value="#{labels.contactJob} : " styleClass='tdTitleStyleClass' />

                            <h:inputText value="#{licenseRequestBean.licenseCustomerDetailBean.contactJob}" />

                            <h:outputText value="#{labels.street} : " styleClass='tdTitleStyleClass' />

                            <h:inputText value="#{licenseRequestBean.licenseCustomerDetailBean.street}" />

                            <h:outputText value="#{labels.city} : " styleClass='tdTitleStyleClass' />

                            <h:inputText value="#{licenseRequestBean.licenseCustomerDetailBean.city}" />

                            <h:outputText value="#{labels.country} : " styleClass='tdTitleStyleClass' />

                            <h:inputText value="#{licenseRequestBean.licenseCustomerDetailBean.country}" />

                            <h:outputText value="#{labels.countryISO} : " styleClass='tdTitleStyleClass' />

                            <h:inputText value="#{licenseRequestBean.licenseCustomerDetailBean.countryISO}" />

                            <h:outputText value="#{labels.zipCode} : " styleClass='tdTitleStyleClass' />

                            <h:inputText value="#{licenseRequestBean.licenseCustomerDetailBean.zipCode}" />

                            <h:outputText value="#{labels.phoneNumber} : " styleClass='tdTitleStyleClass' />

                            <h:inputText value="#{licenseRequestBean.licenseCustomerDetailBean.phoneNumber}" />

                            <h:outputText value="#{labels.comment} : " styleClass='tdTitleStyleClass' />

                            <h:inputText value="#{licenseRequestBean.licenseCustomerDetailBean.comment}" />

                        </h:panelGrid>

                    </rich:panel>

                </h:panelGrid>

                <rich:toolBar height="34" itemSeparator="line">

                    <rich:toolBarGroup location="right">

                        <a4j:commandButton value="#{labels.save}" action="#{licenseRequestBean.saveLicenseCustomerBean}" id="saveLicenseCustomerDetailButton" image="/images/icons/filesave.png">

                            <rich:toolTip showDelay="2000">

                                <span style="white-space: nowrap"><strong><h:outputText value="#{labels.save}" /></strong></span>

                            </rich:toolTip>

                            <rich:componentControl for="licenseCustomerDetailPanel" attachTo="saveLicenseCustomerDetailButton" operation="hide" event="onclick" />

                        </a4j:commandButton>

                    </rich:toolBarGroup>

                </rich:toolBar>

            </a4j:form>

        </rich:modalPanel>

Thanks

[liuliu]

hi,

your bean is request scope?

[kriss_96]

I tried to put

@RequestScoped

On the Bean, but it doesn't compile. There's an other way to set the bean to request scope? 

The weird thing, is that this the "save" button worked before and I just changed the UI a little bit and then it stopped working...

[kriss_96]

Oh sorry, yes is resquest scoped in the faces-config.xml

[nbelaevski]

Hi Kriss,

Request-scoped beans are re-created on each request, so you should use some broader scope (e.g. session, conversation or RF keep alive).

[kriss_96]

Yes, that is what I found... my "save" button creates a new request. But, the button is in the same form that my inputText, I thought it will be just a request.

Anyway, how do you use RF keep alive? I don't have the right syntax, where I have to write it?

[nbelaevski]

Please check documentation + lievedemo examples for usage information.

[kriss_96]

Yes I did as in the live demo (before you told me) and the keep alive tag doesn't seem to be supported.

Anyway, I change my solution, I have made a page to change information instead of a modal panel. The modal panel seems to be the problem.

Thanks.