EL in excelExporter.export()

[michaeltr]

Is it possible to user expression Language in the excelExporter.export() function?
This is useful for using this action in facelets templates.

Michael

[danielc.roth]

Could you please elaborate on what you mean?

[michaeltr]

I want to use the excelExporter-action in a facelets template. For that I want to pass the parameter (formId:tableId) as a template parameter but I did't get this to work.
BTW I tried to do the export with a s:link tag but it only works with h:commandLink. With s:link the excelExporter.select() finds no component.
(Did it with Seam 2.1SP1 and Richfaces 3.2.2 rich:extendedDataTable)

[nickarls]

Currently I just read the value but I don't see why it couldn't be passed through EL first...
Hmm, if you view the html souce, can you see the table at the time you press the s:link?

[michaeltr]

For a test I placed a s:link just beneath the h:commandLink - the h:commandLink works the s:link throws th followin exception:
Exception during request processing:
Caused by javax.el.ELException with message: "org.jboss.seam.excel.ExcelWorkbookException: Could not find data table with id theFormId:theTableId"

How can I pass the EL expression parameter? Something like
action="#{excelExporter.export( #{formIdParam}:#{tableIdParam} )}"
does not work

[danielc.roth]

I think you need to file a bug on Jboss EL on that. I don't think nestling #{} is possible.

[michaeltr]

Is there another way to pass the parameters which I don't see?

[danielc.roth]

Ajax! (actionParam)