How to retain the values of text field on link click, tried using s:link ..

[valatharv]

I tried using s:link but it dosen't work... please help on how I can retain value in h:inputText pname1 on link click... I tried soem options but it dosen't work...

Details :
User fills h:inputText pname1 and on clicking h:commandLink (Add treatments), h:inputText pname1 becomes null.


<rich:panel id="reagentPanel">
<table border="1" class="dr-table rich-table" id="color">
<ui:repeat value="#{projectHome.reagent}" var="info" >
     <tr class="dr-table-header rich-table-header">
          <td class="dr-subtable-cell rich-subtable-cell" style="width:80px">
          <s:decorate template="layout/edit.xhtml">
               <h:inputText id="pname1" required="true" value="#{info.pname}"/>
          </s:decorate>
          </td>
          .....
     </tr>
<td class="dr-subtable-cell rich-subtable-cell" style="width:80px" align="center"> 
<rich:panel id="trtPanel">
     <table id="trtTable" style="width:557px" border="0" class="message">
     <tr style="width:557px" bgcolor="#F0F8FF" align="justify" valign="top">
          <th>Agent Name</th>
     </tr>
     <ui:repeat value="#{info.treatment}" var="itreat">                                 
          <tr>
               <td><h:inputText id="treatmentCompoundName" value="#{itreat.treatmentCompoundName}"/> </td>
          </tr>
          .....
     </ui:repeat>  
     </table>
          
     <h:commandLink action="#{projectHome.addTreatmentLink}" 
          value="Add treatments" immediate="true" >
     <f:param name="re_hashcode" value="#{info.hashCode()}"/>
     </h:commandLink>  
</rich:panel>
</td>
....
</ui:repeat>
<rich:panel>

[cosmo]

Hello,
is the value submited to the form bean null or the value that it is shown after page reload is null?

If it is the first one I think you need to remove the immediate="true"?
If it is the second one, I believe you need to define a explicit conversation in the form backing bean.

[diegocoronel]

try c:forEach instad ui:repeat

[valatharv]

Reagent entity contains treatment and 1 reagent can have multiple treatments.

Please suggest.....

a) I need to use immediate as link was not working on first click and hashcode from UI was not matching the entity.
Here, I am matching the hashcode from ui with the one of an entity and adding a row to UI..

b) UI:repeat works fine, all logic is implemented accordingly, I am not sure how I can replace c:for each, any suggestions

<ui:repeat value="#{projectHome.reagent}" var="info" >
     <h:inputText id="pname1" required="true" value="#{info.pname}"/>
     ....
          <ui:repeat value="#{info.treatment}" var="itreat">     
               <h:inputText id="treatmentCompoundName" value="#{itreat.treatmentCompoundName}"/>
               ......
          </ui:repeat>  
          <h:commandLink action="#{projectHome.addTreatmentLink}" 
                    value="Add treatments" immediate="true" >
               <f:param name="re_hashcode" value="#{info.hashCode()}"/>                                                                                       
           </h:commandLink>
</ui:repeat>
                                
public String addTreatmentLink(){
     javax.faces.context.FacesContext facesContext = (new org.jboss.seam.faces.FacesContext()).getContext();
     javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest hsr=(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest)facesContext.getCurrentInstance().getExternalContext().getRequest();
     String reagentHashcode=hsr.getParameter("re_hashcode");
     for(int i=0;i<reagent.length;i++){
             if(reagent[i].hashCode()==Integer.parseInt(reagentHashcode)){
               reagent[i].getTreatment().add(new Treatment());
              break;
             }
     }
     return "";     
}

[valatharv]

Please suggest..... it is very important...

I used immediate=true as link was not working on first click and hashcode from UI was not matching the hashcode of entity.
Here, I am matching the hashcode from ui with the one of an entity and adding a row to UI..

I just need that on clicking "Add Treatment" link "pname1" text field should not become null... please check the code above and help...