a4j:form replacement in richfaces 4.7.3

[krk12]

Hello,

In my xhtml, I have a4j:form which contains a4j:commandLink and a4j:commandButton of type="submit". When there is some changes done on the page and any of the commandLinks are clicked, the onsubmit attribute of a4j:form invokes a script function (A browser popup is used). Based on the output provided on this popup, the changes are either retained or discarded.

Now I have upgraded richfaces to version 4.7.3. In this a4j:form is removed and the replacement mentioned for this is h:form. Along with this change, the links and buttons have to be changed to h:commandLinks and h:commandButtons. With these changes I am able to invoke the onsubmit action. But the problem that I am facing is that the a4j:status of the commandLinks and commandButtons are not working anymore.

Is there any way for me to retain the a4j commandLink and commandButton along with h:form and produce the desired functionality? I need this to invoke the onsubmit function as well as the a4j:status actions.

Any help is highly appreciated!

Best Regards!

[michpetrov]

Why do you need to change the a4j:commandButton? If you want to use a4j:status you need to use an a4j component, other components cannot set the status.

[krk12]

I had to change a4j:commandLink to h:commandLink because the onsubmit function of h:form was not getting invoked when a4j:commandLink was clicked. With this change, the onsubmit function is getting invoked but like you have mentioned a4j:status is not working.

Is there any way I can use both the functionalities i.e., ensure that the onsubmit as well as the a4j:status works hand in hand?

[michpetrov]

Ah ok. AJAX requests do not submit the form so you cannot listen to the onsubmit event and submitting the form would mean the whole page gets reloaded so a4j:status would be useless anyway. To prevent the submission use onclick of the commandButton.