Cannot disable a button 2 times using an EL expression

Question

Using a EL expression for the disabled attribute on a button does not work the second time... It will not disable again.
Below is a simple example.... The EL updates the text of the button but does not enable/disable the button.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
JSPX Code:
<af:showDetailHeader text="Enable/Disable Test" disclosed="true">
<af:panelGroupLayout>
<af:panelFormLayout labelWidth="150" fieldWidth="300" rows="1" maxColumns="1">
<af:commandButton text="Toggle isButtonEnabled - value = #{ToggleTestBk.buttonEnabled}" disabled="#{ToggleTestBk.buttonEnabled}" partialTriggers="toggleBtn">
</af:commandButton>
<af:commandButton id="toggleBtn" text="Toggle Button" actionListener="#{ToggleTestBk.toggleButtonAL}" partialSubmit="true">
</af:commandButton>
</af:panelFormLayout>
</af:panelGroupLayout>
</af:showDetailHeader>
Backing Bean Code:
private boolean buttonEnabled = true;
public void toggleButtonAL(ActionEvent event) {
setButtonEnabled(!buttonEnabled);
public void setButtonEnabled(boolean _buttonEnabled) {
this.buttonEnabled = _buttonEnabled;
public boolean isButtonEnabled() {
return buttonEnabled;
Thanks!
Matt
Edited by: Matt Cannon IBI on Apr 3, 2010 4:28 PM

Answer 1

Hi,
try two things:
1- check your backingbean scope if it is request scope try to change it. (try make it session scope).
if it is not working ....
2- try your backingbean like this:
private boolean buttonEnabled = true;
public void toggleButtonAL(ActionEvent event) {
isButtonEnabled();
public void setButtonEnabled(boolean _buttonEnabled) {
this.buttonEnabled = _buttonEnabled;
public boolean isButtonEnabled() {
setButtonEnabled(!buttonEnabled);
return buttonEnabled;
}Sameh Nassar