issues persisting h:inputText placed in an a4j:outputPanel

[mafym]

Hi!

I have the following issue:
I can not save the content of the items placed under a4j:outputPanel.

Scenario:

In the following sample, by default, the description is hidden.

1. show the testOptionalDetails section unchecking the selectBooleanCheckbox

2. populate the name and description fields

3. press the createdTest button

Result:

only the name value is persisted while the description value is always null in the database.

What is wrong in the following code? I need to persist the description also.


Thank you!

Environment:

RichFaces: 3.3.2.SR1
Seam: 2.2.0.GA
JBoss: 5.1.0.GA

test.xhtml

<ui:composition xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"
                xmlns:s="http://jboss.com/products/seam/taglib"
                xmlns:ui="http://java.sun.com/jsf/facelets"
                xmlns:f="http://java.sun.com/jsf/core"
                xmlns:h="http://java.sun.com/jsf/html"
                xmlns:rich="http://richfaces.org/rich"
                xmlns:a="http://richfaces.org/a4j" template="/layout/template.xhtml">

    <ui:define name="body">
        <a:form id="testForm" styleClass="edit">
            <rich:panel id="testPanel">
                <f:facet name="header">
                    <h:outputText value="#{messages.test}"/>
                </f:facet>
                <h:panelGrid columns="2">
                    <h:outputText>#{messages.show_only_name}</h:outputText>
                    <h:selectBooleanCheckbox value="#{testAction.showOnlyName}"
                                             id="showOnlyNameCheck" immediate="true">
                        <a:support id="checkboxSupport" event="onclick" ajaxSingle="true"
                                   reRender="testOptionalDetails"/>
                    </h:selectBooleanCheckbox>
                </h:panelGrid>

                <rich:panel id="testDetails">

                    <f:facet name="header">#{messages.test_details}</f:facet>

                    <s:decorate id="testNameField" template="/layout/edit.xhtml">
                        <ui:define name="label">#{messages.test_name}</ui:define>
                        <h:inputText id="testName" required="true"
                                     value="#{testAction.test.name}">
                            <a:support event="onblur" reRender="testNameField"
                                       bypassUpdates="true" ajaxSingle="true"/>
                        </h:inputText>
                    </s:decorate>

                    <a:outputPanel id="testOptionalDetails">
                        <s:decorate id="testDescriptionField" template="/layout/edit.xhtml"
                                    rendered="#{not testAction.showOnlyName}">
                            <ui:define name="label">#{messages.test_description}</ui:define>
                            <h:inputText id="testDescription"
                                         value="#{testAction.test.description}"/>
                        </s:decorate>
                    </a:outputPanel>

                    <div style="clear: both"><span class="required">*</span>
                        #{messages.required_fields}</div>
                </rich:panel>
                <s:div>
                    <a:commandButton type="button" id="createTestButton"
                                     value="#{messages.createTest}" action="#{testAction.createTest}"/>
                </s:div>

            </rich:panel>

        </a:form>
    </ui:define>

</ui:composition>

Test.java

@Entity
@SequenceGenerator(name = "SEQ", sequenceName = "SQ_TEST", initialValue = 500, allocationSize = 1)
@Table(name = "TEST", schema = "TEST")
public class Test implements Serializable {

    private long id;
    private String name;
    private String description;

    @Id
    @GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.SEQUENCE, generator = "SEQ")
    @Column(name = "ID", unique = true, nullable = false, precision = 38, scale = 0)
    @NotNull
    public long getId() {
        return id;
    }

    public void setId(long id) {
        this.id = id;
    }

    @Column(name = "NAME", nullable = false)
    @NotNull
    public String getName() {
        return name;
    }

    public void setName(String name) {
        this.name = name;
    }

    @Column(name = "DESCRIPTION")
    public String getDescription() {
        return description;
    }

    public void setDescription(String description) {
        this.description = description;
    }
}

TestAction.java

@Name("testAction")
@Scope(ScopeType.CONVERSATION)
@AutoCreate
public class TestAction implements Serializable {

    @In
    EntityManager entityManager;

    private Test test;
    private boolean showOnlyName = true;

    @Transactional
    public void createTest() {
        entityManager.persist(test);
    }

    public Test getTest() {
        if (test == null) {
            test = new Test();
        }
        return test;
    }

    public void setTest(Test test) {
        this.test = test;
    }

    public boolean isShowOnlyName() {
        return showOnlyName;
    }

    public void setShowOnlyName(boolean showOnlyName) {
        this.showOnlyName = showOnlyName;
    }
}