I am trying to populate a SelectInputText (auto-complete) field for when a user edits a record. The SelectInputText works fine however I need the current value to be displayed when a user goes in to edit the record.

I have followed the advice from this thread: http://www.icefaces.org/JForum/posts/list/3718.page

But get a NullPointer as my method can't find the JSF component.

My JSF page has a form (<h:form id="scheduleDate">) and in that form is the SelectInputText component (<ice:selectInputText id="unlocode"...)

My code to populate this component is:

//Set the list of matches to the incoming value
selectList.add(new SelectItem(scheduleDate.getUnLocode(), scheduleDate.getUnLocode().getName()));

//Find the JSF component from the page
SelectInputText sit = (SelectInputText)FacesContext.getCurrentInstance().getViewRoot().findComponent("scheduleDate:unlocode");

//Set the selected item on the component (this is where the null pointer occurs
sit.setSelectedItem(scheduleDate.getUnLocode().getLocode());
sit.setValue(scheduleDate.getUnLocode());

Am I correct in the notation of "scheduleDate:unlocode"?
Has anyone got a working example of this sort of thing?

Thanks,

Damian.