Clearing Multiple Messages in 11.1.1.7

Question

In 11.1.1.5 this code worked to clear multiple messages when a single field was updated.
In 11.1.1.7 the clearAllMessages method is protected so I can no longer use this code, how do I do something similar in 11.1.1.7?
Thanks,
John
<af:resource type="javascript">
function clearMessagesForComponent(evt) {
    AdfPage.PAGE.clearAllMessages();
    evt.cancel();
</af:resource>
     <af:inputText label="#{resBundle.ZIP1}"
                        id="it2"
                        binding="#{myBB.zip1}"
                        value="#{myBB.myDTO.zip1}"
                        required="true">
      <af:clientListener method="clearMessagesForComponent"
                                       type="valueChange"/>
                  </af:inputText>
                  <af:inputText label="#{resBundle.ZIP2}"
                        id="it3" required="true"
                        binding="#{myBB.zip2}"
      value="#{myBB.myDTO.zip2}"
                        >
      <af:clientListener method="clearMessagesForComponent"
                                       type="valueChange"/>
                  </af:inputText>

Answer 1

put autoSubmit to true for inputText. Hope it works. if it doesn't work, try to set autoSubmit to true and write valueChangeListener to that input text and remove clientListener. In valueChangeListener, do the following code based on your conditions. This will clear all messages.
        Iterator<String> itMessages = FacesContext.getCurrentInstance().getMessages();
        while(itMessages.hasNext()) {
            itMessages.next();
            itMessages.remove();