af:messages - component name is appearing as the text 'component'

Question

Hi,
Could any one please help me to resolve this validation issue occuring in <af:messages> popup.
I am using the <f:validator validatorId="validator.NameValidate"/> component to display faces messages in the popup.
The component link that gets generated does not have the same label. Sometimes the name of the component, e.g. "Age" is printed out which is acceptable.
But in my case, the word "Component" is printed out, which is unacceptable because it will not make any sense to our customers.
*Expected Condition - If validation fails for Age, Name [Appears as a popup]*
*<Error-icon>Error*
Messages for this page are listed below.
Age(clickable)     <Error-icon>This is not valid Age. The should contain only numbers.
Name(clickable)      <Error-icon>This is not valid name. The should contain only alphabets.
*Actual Condition - If validation fails for Age, Name [Appears as a popup]*
*<Error-icon>Error*
Messages for this page are listed below.
Component(clickable)     <Error-icon>This is not valid Age. The should contain only numbers.
Component(clickable)     <Error-icon>This is not valid name. The should contain only alphabets.
Please help.................
Regards
Jeffry
Edited by: Jeffry on Oct 18, 2011 1:51 AM

Answer 1

Hi John,
Thanks for Responding.
Here is the sample code :
In Jsff (includes in a JSPX which has a template ref) :
<af:inputText id="givenname"
value="#{pageFlowScope.registrationMB.givenName}"
styleClass="regforminput" maximumLength="36" binding="#{ValidateForm.givenName}">
<f:validator validatorId="validator.NameValidate"/>
</af:inputText>
</af:panelGroupLayout>
In faces-config.xml
<validator>
<validator-id>validator.NameValidate</validator-id>
<validator-class>com.adf.validator.NameValidator</validator-class>
</validator>
Validator class - NameValidator.java
package com.adf.validator;
import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.regex.Matcher;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;
import javax.faces.application.FacesMessage;
import javax.faces.component.UIComponent;
import javax.faces.context.FacesContext;
import javax.faces.validator.Validator;
import javax.faces.validator.ValidatorException;
import oracle.adf.view.rich.component.rich.input.RichInputDate;
import oracle.adf.view.rich.component.rich.input.RichInputText;
import oracle.adf.view.rich.component.rich.output.RichOutputLabel;
public class NameValidator implements Serializable, Validator {
public NameValidator() {
super();
public void validate(FacesContext facesContext, UIComponent uIComponent,
Object object)throws ValidatorException {
String value = (String)object;
if ((value == null) || value.length() == 0) {
return;
String expression ="^[A-Z][a-zA-Z]*$";
CharSequence inputStr = value;
Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile(expression, Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE);
Matcher matcher;
matcher = pattern.matcher(inputStr);
if (!matcher.matches()) {
throw new ValidatorException(new FacesMessage(FacesMessage.SEVERITY_FATAL,
This is not valid name. The should contain only alphabets.",
null));
Regards
Jeffry