Problem with: a4j:commandLink with both onclick and actionListener

[jbize]

I am using Richfaces 4.1.0.Final.

I have a problem similar to this: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10106223/jsf-using-onclick-actionlistener-together, however the suggested remedy (return true;) does not work for me.

It may be the version of Richfaces I'm using, but upgrading is very difficult for me and I'd like to verify that's the problem first or preferably find a workaround.

I have an a4j:commandLink link in a rich:column in a rich:dataTable in a rich:tab within a rich:tabPanel.  I'd like to click the link, have the column data saved to the backing bean (e.g. via f:setPropertyActionListener) and then have the user switched to another tab for editing (using: #{rich:component('TabPanel')}.switchToItem('EditTab');)

If I use oncomplete for the javascript piece, the handler fires, but the switchToItem piece doesn't work.  If I instead use onclick for the javascript piece, the handler doesn't fire, but the switchToItem piece does work.  I need both.

Does anyone know of a solution?  Is this a known problem in this version of Richfaces?  Does anyone know how I can work around this problem using other components?

I apologize in advance, but I cannot post my code. (I also posted this on stackOverflow hoping to get additional help.)

Thanks,

John

[jbize]

A reader on StackOverflow said that downgrading to Richfaces 3.3 fixed this problem for him.  I really can't do that, though it suggests that it is definately a bug.  Can someone verify that it is a known bug please?  If so, has it been fixed in the latest stable release, 4.2.2.Final?

At this point, I would prefer to have a workaround.  Do I need to bind the tabPanel and manipulate it in a backing bean?

[jbize]

Well, I upgraded to 4.2.2.Final and it still doesn't work.

This is the question on StackOverflow.

If this is not supported, I wish one of the Richfaces developers would just tell me and save me the trouble of trying.

[mcmurdosound]

onclick is to early and if you return true, how should the ajax request been send?

Okay, I must say, I only have experience with richfaces 3.3.x

But I think an option could be switching the tab in your backing bean:

Use the FacesContext current instance, find the tabPanel and call the switchTo function (if there is such a thing) and add the tabPanel to the rerender queue.

(this is what I would try in richfaces 3.3.3)

[jbize]

Ok,

I added a second f:setPropertyActionListener to set the TabPanel's activeItem to EditTab.  Then I added oncomplete="location.reload(true);" to refresh everything and redraw with the correct active tab.

It works, but I'd still like to hear a better approach.

Thanks for responding Christian.

[mcmurdosound]

Does simple rerending of only the tabpanel / your output containers not work or why do you have to reload the whole page?

[jbize]

The render= didn't seem to work. Any ideas?

[yyq2009]

Hi, I think you should use oncomplete, and investigate why swith part js not work, and even more you can write a js function to swith tab.