Hi, I have a simple form with a drop-down list (storeNum), couple of inputCalendar fields (minDate and maxDate) and a submit button. All 3 controls are tied to a backing bean ... the drop-down list is tied to a String variable and the 2 calendar fields are tied to Date variables (all have getter/setter methods). All 3 controls are set to some initial value that I set in the backing bean programmatically. I also have a submit button in the form that has its action set to a function in the same backing bean as above. The function returns a blank string at the end, so after all the processing the JSF navaigation should re-load the same page.
I am still a newbie at JSF but I believe that when I click the submit button, all the tied variables in the backing bean should be updated with the latest on-screen values, and then the action function should be executed. Inside the action function, I simply check the values of all my tied variables (storeNum, minDate, maxDate) before returning an empty string. The problem I am running into is that if I change any of the dates on-screen, they are not updated in the backing bean when I interrogate them in the action function. However, the storeNum variable IS updated correctly when I interrogate it in the action function. Is the problem just in my understanding of the JSF model or something else is at play here? Any help would be much appreciated. Btw, I have tried the relevant example at Irian [http://www.irian.at/myfacesexamples/calendar.jsf] and if I add an action function and interrogate the date values, they are having the same problem in that example too! - Usman NOTE: The information in this email may be confidential and legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not read, use or disseminate the information; please advise the sender immediately by reply email and delete this message and any attachments without retaining a copy. Although this email and any attachments are believed to be free of any virus or other defect that may affect any computer system into which it is received and opened, it is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure that it is virus free and no responsibility is accepted by RGIS, LLC for any loss or damage arising in any way from its use.
