14 Replies Latest reply on May 28, 2010 2:59 AM by pankajjain_1510

    handling managed bean

    pankajjain_1510

      hi all,

       

      i am very much new to rich faces.

       

      i have created a jsp which contains a link view_items by clicking on which view_items.jsp page appears.

      view_items.jsp contains the information about an item from database.

       

      Now what i did is :->

       

      after clicking on view_items link ,  i passed the controll to Controller.jave file

      ther is one method wher i am accessing database to retrive value of an item.

      the method is as follow

       

      private void getItemDetail()
          {
              Connection conn=connection.DBConnection.getConnection();
              PreparedStatement pstm=null;
              ResultSet rs=null;
              FacesContext facecontext=FacesContext.getCurrentInstance();
              HttpServletRequest request = (HttpServletRequest)facecontext.getExternalContext().getRequest();
              Item item=new Item();   // <------here i have created item's instance and stored it as Item.java under beans package
              try
              {
                 
                  pstm=conn.prepareStatement("select citemno from inventory limit 1");
                  rs=pstm.executeQuery();
                  rs.next();
                  item.setItemno(rs.getString("citemno")); //<--- and i set one item no from database
                  System.out.println("item --->"+item.getItemno());
                 
                 
              }
              catch(SQLException sql)
              {
                  sql.printStackTrace();
              }
              finally
              {
                  try
                  {
                      if(rs!=null)
                          rs.close();
                      if(pstm!=null)
                          pstm.close();
                      if(conn!=null)
                          conn.close();
                         
                  }
                  catch(SQLException sql)
                  {
                      sql.printStackTrace();
                  }
              }
          }

       

       

       

      i stored item bean in request scope in facesconfig.xml file .

      The problem is , i am not getting the value of itemno in view_items.jsp page  though i bound  it as follow:

      <h:outputText value="#{Item.itemno}"/>

       

      Please help me out

        • 1. Re: handling managed bean
          nbelaevski
          • Where is "request" variable used?
          • How does page code look like?
          • 2. Re: handling managed bean
            pankajjain_1510

            request variable is not used any where.

             

            let me explain you in more detail:

             

            Item bean:

             

            public class Item

            {

               private String itemno;

             

              public String getItemno() {
                    return itemno;
                }
                public void setItemno(String itemno) {
                    this.itemno = itemno;
                }

            }

             

            controller.java:

             

            public String navigation()
                {
                    String outcome="success";
                    FacesContext facecontext=FacesContext.getCurrentInstance();
                    HttpServletRequest request = (HttpServletRequest)facecontext.getExternalContext().getRequest();
                    String link=request.getParameter("link");
                    System.out.println("Link value is--->"+link);
                    if(link.equals("view_inventory_items"))
                    {
                       
                        outcome="view_inventory_items";
                    }
                   
                    String itemno=null;
                    getItemDetail(itemno);
                    return outcome;
                   
                }

             

             

            private void getItemDetail(String itemno,int rowid)
                {
                    Connection conn=connection.DBConnection.getConnection();
                    PreparedStatement pstm=null;
                    ResultSet rs=null;
                     String query=null;
                     query="select citemno from inventory limit 1";
                   
                    System.out.println(query);
                    try
                    {
                       
                        pstm=conn.prepareStatement(query);
                        rs=pstm.executeQuery();
                       
                        while(rs.next())
                        {
                            setItemno(rs.getString("citemno"));
                        }
                       
                       
                       
                    }
                    catch(SQLException sql)
                    {
                        sql.printStackTrace();
                    }
                    finally
                    {
                        try
                        {
                            if(rs!=null)
                                rs.close();
                            if(pstm!=null)
                                pstm.close();
                            if(conn!=null)
                                conn.close();
                               
                        }
                        catch(SQLException sql)
                        {
                            sql.printStackTrace();
                        }
                    }
                }

             

            item_link.jsp

             

            <rich:panel header=" Select one please" style="height:160px">
                        <h:panelGrid columns="2">
                            <h:form>
                                <h:commandLink action="#{Controller.navigation}">
                                    <f:param name="link" value="view_inventory_items" />View inventory items</h:commandLink>
                                <br />
                                <br />
                                <h:commandLink action="#">
                                    <f:param name="link" value="view_purchase" />Add new inventory items</h:commandLink>
                                <br />
                                <br />
                            </h:form>
                           
                            <h:graphicImage value="/images/S4697P-C.JPG" style="background-color:#F1F1F1;margin-left:230px"/>
                        </h:panelGrid>
                           
                        </rich:panel>

             

             

            view_item.jsp

             

            <h:panelGrid columns="2">
                            <h:outputText value="Item no:" />
                            <h:outputText value="#{Item.itemno}" />
                            <h:outputText value="Size:" />
                            <h:outputLabel value="" id="size" />
            </h:panelGrid>

             

            i am not getting the value of  #{Item.itemno} thoigh it is being set.

            • 3. Re: handling managed bean
              liuliu

              hi,

               

              your item is a request scope backingbean, it is initialised every request.

               

              liuliu

              • 4. Re: handling managed bean
                pankajjain_1510

                no its not like that. backing bean is in session scope.

                • 5. Re: handling managed bean
                  liuliu

                  In your post, you said i stored item bean in request scope in  facesconfig.xml file . So i think it is request scope.

                   

                  if it is session scope, i  dont see you retrieve your item bean from the context in your code. Or do your use injection somewhere?

                  • 6. Re: handling managed bean
                    pankajjain_1510

                    no i am not doing any thing else.

                     

                    Any way , please look at the code i writtend for the second time in same post.please tell me if want any more information

                     

                    Thanks

                    • 7. Re: handling managed bean
                      liuliu

                      there are serveral ways to do what you want.

                       

                      like this one:

                       

                      in faces-config.xhtml

                       

                      <managed-bean>
                        <managed-bean-name>item</managed-bean-name>
                        <managed-bean-class>your class</managed-bean-class>
                        <managed-bean-scope>session</managed-bean-scope>
                      </managed-bean>
                      <managed-bean>
                        <managed-bean-name>controller</managed-bean-name>
                        <managed-bean-class>your class</managed-bean-class>
                        <managed-bean-scope>session</managed-bean-scope>
                        <managed-property>
                         <property-name>item</property-name>
                         <value>#{Item}</value>
                        </managed-property>
                      </managed-bean>

                       

                      in controller class

                       

                      declare a field Item item, add getter and setter for item, then you can use it directly.

                       

                      hope

                      • 8. Re: handling managed bean
                        pankajjain_1510

                        to what this value refers

                         

                        <value>#{Item}</value>

                         

                         

                        ???

                        • 9. Re: handling managed bean
                          liuliu

                          it is the backing bean you declared before this one

                          • 10. Re: handling managed bean
                            pankajjain_1510

                            hi liumin , thanks for your feed back and it is working fine..

                             

                             

                            but i have one more problem

                             

                            i am just creating a structure for a web application to be made in richface and hibernate.

                            just consider a basic transaction on item i.e find  item, add item,delete item,edit item.

                             

                            what i did is i created a ItemAction.java as a controller and ItemBean.java as a backingbean , ItemDao which handles all the buisness logic for add ,edit ,delete,find.

                             

                             

                            ItemAction and itemBean both are in session scope and ItemAction has ItemBean as a managed property as you solved it earlier.

                             

                            ItemActio contains following code

                             

                            {

                             

                              private ItemBean item;

                             

                            //getter and setter of item goes here

                             

                            findItem()  //this method is called  when user clicks on search button , but before that he looks for item with the help of rich suggestion box

                            {

                               // now wat i did is

                             

                              item=ItemDao.getInstance().findItem(item.getItemName()); 

                            //here wat i thinking is , after clicking on search button , name of item is stored in itemname property of ItemBean, so i can use it directly and in findItem of ItemDao i am creating new instance of bean and sending back , which is assigned to itme , but i am not getting the values returnd from dao thoug they are retrieved from DB correctly.

                             

                            //But if i am doing like below

                            ItemDao.getInstance().findItem(item);  //direcltly sending the bean to findItem of dao and there iteself setting the new value , i am getting the correct output.

                             

                            would you please elaboreate me what is going wrong in first method of finditem()

                             

                             

                            }

                            addItem()

                            {}

                            }

                            • 11. Re: handling managed bean
                              liuliu

                              hi,

                               

                              i think new instance you creat, it is not the one in the session, so it is not the one created by jsf.

                               

                              liu

                              • 12. Re: handling managed bean
                                pankajjain_1510

                                thank you so much for your feedback..

                                 

                                but..

                                 

                                if you look at very first method

                                 

                                item=ItemDao.getInstance().findItem(item.getItemName());

                                 

                                item is a property of Item.java and it is defined as managed property in faces-config.xml as follow:

                                 

                                <managed-bean>
                                        <managed-bean-name>Item</managed-bean-name>
                                        <managed-bean-class>action.Item</managed-bean-class>
                                        <managed-bean-scope>session</managed-bean-scope>
                                        <managed-property>
                                            <property-name>item</property-name>
                                            <value>#{Itembean}</value>
                                        </managed-property>
                                       
                                    </managed-bean>
                                   
                                    <managed-bean>
                                        <managed-bean-name>Itembean</managed-bean-name>
                                        <managed-bean-class>model.bean.Itembean</managed-bean-class>
                                        <managed-bean-scope>session</managed-bean-scope>
                                    </managed-bean>

                                 

                                 

                                please tell me what is gng wrong over there ??? 

                                • 13. Re: handling managed bean
                                  liuliu

                                  step 1 . item is injected by jsf, your item variable points on it

                                   

                                  step 2. you changed the variable item in your first method, it points on the new instance you created,  but jsf still points on the old instance.

                                   

                                  in your 2nd method, the pointer is not changed. so it works

                                  • 14. Re: handling managed bean
                                    pankajjain_1510

                                    please look at the following code snippet

                                     

                                    Item.java ---->

                                     

                                    public class Item {

                                    Connection con = ConnectToServer.Connect();
                                       
                                        private Itembean itembean;

                                     


                                        public Itembean getItembean() {
                                            return itembean;
                                        }

                                     

                                        public void setItembean(Itembean itembean) {
                                            this.itembean = itembean;
                                        }

                                     

                                        public Item()
                                        {
                                            System.out.println("Item Constructor");

                                     

                                        }
                                        public ArrayList<Itembean> getItemList(Object suggest)// this code belongs to rich:suggestion box
                                        {
                                            //itembean.clear();
                                            ArrayList<Itembean> list=new ArrayList<Itembean>();
                                            Itemdao itemDao=new Itemdao();       
                                            list=itemDao.getItemList(suggest);   

                                     

                                            //setItemList(itemList);
                                            return list;
                                        }

                                     

                                    /**
                                    *
                                    * @return
                                    */
                                        public String findItem()   //this method is called after search button is clicked from UI
                                        {       
                                            System.out.println("name of item-- in bean -------------->"+itembean.getItemname());
                                            Itemdao dao=new Itemdao();
                                            itembean=dao.findItem(itembean.getItemname());

                                          // here if you see dao.findItem returns itembean look at that method below and please let me know why itembean here is not   being set ??

                                     

                                     

                                            return "display";
                                           
                                                   
                                        }

                                     

                                     

                                    dao.findItem

                                     

                                    public Itembean findItem(String itemname) {
                                             Itembean item=new Itembean();
                                            Connection con = ConnectToServer.Connect();
                                            PreparedStatement pstm = null;
                                            ResultSet rs = null;
                                            String queryFindItem = "select * from gnd_item where itemname='"
                                                    + itemname() + "'";
                                            System.out.println(queryFindItem);
                                            try {
                                                pstm = con.prepareStatement(queryFindItem);
                                                rs = pstm.executeQuery();
                                                if (rs.next() != false) {
                                                    item.setItemno(rs.getInt("Itemno"));
                                                    item.setItemname(rs.getString("itemname"));
                                                    item.setDescription(rs.getString("description"));
                                                   
                                                }

                                     

                                            } catch (SQLException e) {
                                                e.printStackTrace();
                                            } finally {
                                                try {
                                                    if (rs != null)
                                                        rs.close();
                                                    if (pstm != null)
                                                        pstm.close();
                                                } catch (SQLException sql) {
                                                    sql.printStackTrace();
                                                }

                                     

                                            }

                                     

                                             return item;
                                        }

                                     

                                     

                                    my faces-config.xml

                                     

                                    <managed-bean>
                                            <managed-bean-name>Item</managed-bean-name>
                                            <managed-bean-class>com.gnd.kq.action.Item</managed-bean-class>
                                            <managed-bean-scope>session</managed-bean-scope>
                                            <managed-property>
                                                <property-name>itembean</property-name> // pointing to itembean declared in Item.java
                                                <value>#{Itembean}</value>  // pointing to following itembean
                                            </managed-property>
                                           
                                        </managed-bean>
                                       
                                        <managed-bean>
                                            <managed-bean-name>Itembean</managed-bean-name>
                                            <managed-bean-class>com.gnd.kq.model.bean.Itembean</managed-bean-class>
                                            <managed-bean-scope>session</managed-bean-scope>
                                        </managed-bean>