3 Replies Latest reply on Nov 24, 2008 5:13 AM by ilya_shaikovsky

    a4j:support reRender is resetting form values (HelP!)

      After upgrading to Richfaces 3.2.2.GA, form values are being reset whenever an a4j:support fires. This is even with ajaxSingle="true" for each a4j:support. This did not used to be a problem. In addition, when I set the reRender to something other than the form id itself, the page does not seem to catch the update. Perhaps I am doing something wrong?

      Here is some sample code wherein reRender is set to the entire form. In this case, any previously entered values in the form are reset to blank/null. I have also tried setting bypassUpdates="true" to no avail.

      <tr>
       <s:decorate id="countryDecorate" template="/layout/forms/edit.xhtml">
       <ui:define name="label">Country:</ui:define>
       <ui:param name="colspan" value="1"/>
       <h:selectOneListbox id="country" size="1" required="false"
       value="#{cvEvent.address.country}">
       <a4j:support event="onchange" ajaxSingle="true" reRender="createEventForm"/>
       <s:selectItems var="value" label="#{value.description}"
       value="#{valueManager.values['Country']}" />
       <s:convertEntity />
       </h:selectOneListbox>
       </s:decorate>
       <s:decorate template="/layout/forms/emptyEdit.xhtml" />
       </tr>
       <a4j:region id="uiDisplayState" rendered="#{cvEvent.address.country.name == 'US'}">
       <tr>
       <s:decorate id="stateDecorate" template="/layout/forms/edit.xhtml">
       <ui:define name="label">State:</ui:define>
       <ui:param name="colspan" value="1"/>
       <h:selectOneListbox id="state" size="1" required="false"
       value="#{cvEvent.address.state}">
       <s:selectItems var="value" label="#{value.description}"
       noSelectionLabel="#{messages['form.controls.noSelectionLabel']}"
       value="#{valueManager.values['State']}" />
       <s:convertEntity />
       </h:selectOneListbox>
       </s:decorate>
       <s:decorate template="/layout/forms/emptyEdit.xhtml" />
       </tr>
       </a4j:region>


      Here is some sample code wherein reRender is set to a specific a4j:region. Shouldn't this work properly? I can tell the event fires but the region does not render.

      <tr>
       <s:decorate id="countryDecorate" template="/layout/forms/edit.xhtml">
       <ui:define name="label">Country:</ui:define>
       <ui:param name="colspan" value="1"/>
       <h:selectOneListbox id="country" size="1" required="false"
       value="#{cvEvent.address.country}">
       <a4j:support event="onchange" ajaxSingle="true" reRender="uiDisplayState"/>
       <s:selectItems var="value" label="#{value.description}"
       value="#{valueManager.values['Country']}" />
       <s:convertEntity />
       </h:selectOneListbox>
       </s:decorate>
       <s:decorate template="/layout/forms/emptyEdit.xhtml" />
       </tr>
       <a4j:region id="uiDisplayState" rendered="#{cvEvent.address.country.name == 'US'}">
       <tr>
       <s:decorate id="stateDecorate" template="/layout/forms/edit.xhtml">
       <ui:define name="label">State:</ui:define>
       <ui:param name="colspan" value="1"/>
       <h:selectOneListbox id="state" size="1" required="false"
       value="#{cvEvent.address.state}">
       <s:selectItems var="value" label="#{value.description}"
       noSelectionLabel="#{messages['form.controls.noSelectionLabel']}"
       value="#{valueManager.values['State']}" />
       <s:convertEntity />
       </h:selectOneListbox>
       </s:decorate>
       <s:decorate template="/layout/forms/emptyEdit.xhtml" />
       </tr>
       </a4j:region>