I will like to edit a list of items in the same page. Each item should be edited using a separate form. I am creating a h:form within ui:repeat. Only when the last form is submitted, the user input is applied to the managed bean. For all other forms, user input is not applied to the model.
@ManagedBean
public class Controller {
Logger logger = Logger.getLogger("TestWeb");
private List<Customer> customerList;
public List<Customer> getCustomerList() {
if (customerList == null) {
customerList = new ArrayList<Customer>();
customerList.add(new Customer("Daffy Duck", "daffy@example.com"));
customerList.add(new Customer("Bugs Bunny", "bugs@example.com"));
customerList.add(new Customer("Samity Sam", "sam@example.com"));
}
return customerList;
}
public String updateCustomer(Customer c) {
logger.info("Updating: " + c.getName());
return null;
}
}
In the view, I have
<ui:repeat var="c" value="#{controller.customerList}">
<h:form>
<h3>Edit Customer</h3>
Name: <h:inputText value="#{c.name}"/><br/>
E-mail: <h:inputText value="#{c.email}"/><br/>
<h:commandButton value="Update"
action="#{controller.updateCustomer(c)}"/>
</h:form>
</ui:repeat>
I search for hours without any solution. What will be the correct way to do this? I can hack it by using a single form and using a ui:repeat within it. But there are many issues with that and I will rather not take that route. Thanks.