CommandButton does not call action method ?

Question

Hi BalusC or JSF gurus,
I have a requirement to build a database table and update the row in the database table followed with save.
I used this from posts : http://balusc.xs4all.nl/srv/dev-jep-dat.html.
It was very excellent. Thanks BalusC.
table.jsp:
<h:dataTable rows="0" value="#{LCCircuitUtil.circuitList}" var="currentRow" binding="#{LCCircuitUtil.dataTable}">
<h:column>
<f:facet name="header">
<h:outputText value="Circuit Name"/>
</f:facet>
<h:commandLink action="#{LCCircuitUtil.editLinkAction}">
<h:outputText value="#{currentRow.circuitId}"/>
</h:commandLink>
</h:column>
<h:column>
<f:facet name="header">
<h:outputText value="Audit Comments"/>
</f:facet>
<h:commandLink action="#{LCCircuitUtil.editLinkAction}">
<h:outputText value="#{currentRow.auditComment}"/>
</h:commandLink>
</h:column>
               <h:column>
<f:facet name="header">
<h:outputText value="Start Date"/>
</f:facet>
<h:commandLink action="#{LCCircuitUtil.editLinkAction}">
<h:outputText value="#{currentRow.startDate}"/>
</h:commandLink>
</h:column>
               <h:column>
<f:facet name="header">
<h:outputText value="End Date"/>
</f:facet>
<h:commandLink action="#{LCCircuitUtil.editLinkAction}">
<h:outputText value="#{currentRow.endDate}"/>
</h:commandLink>
</h:column>
               <h:column>
<f:facet name="header">
<h:outputText value="Status "/>
</f:facet>
<h:commandLink action="#{LCCircuitUtil.editLinkAction}">
<h:outputText value="#{currentRow.status}"/>
</h:commandLink>
</h:column>
</h:dataTable>
<h:commandButton value="New" action="#{LCCircuitUtil.newButtonAction}"/>
     </h:panelGroup>
Upon click the link or newButtonAction i am able to see the edit.jsp with the populated row values..
<h:form id="EditCircuitForm">
<h:panelGrid columns="2">
<h:outputLabel value="CIRCUIT ID" rendered="#{LCCircuitUtil.circuitTO.circuitId > 0}"/>
<h:outputLabel value="#{LCCircuitUtil.circuitTO.circuitId}" rendered="#{LCCircuitUtil.circuitTO.circuitId > 0}"/>
<h:outputLabel value="Audit Comment"/>
<h:inputText value="#{LCCircuitUtil.circuitTO.auditComment}"/>
<h:outputLabel value="Start Date"/>
<h:inputText value="#{LCCircuitUtil.circuitTO.startDate}"/>
               <h:outputLabel value="End Date"/>
<h:inputText value="#{LCCircuitUtil.circuitTO.endDate}"/>
               <h:outputLabel value="Status"/>
<h:inputText value="#{LCCircuitUtil.circuitTO.status}"/>
</h:panelGrid>
          <h:commandButton value="Save" action="#{LCCircuitUtil.saveAction}"/>               
<h:commandButton value="Cancel" action="return" immediate="true"/>
          <h:inputHidden value="#{LCCircuitUtil.circuitTO.circuitId}"/>     
</h:form>
Save Action in LCCircuitUtil.java
     public String saveAction()
          System.out.println("saveAction ");
     this.updateCircuit(circuitTO);
     System.out.println("End saveAction");
     return "return";
Issue : I am not able to call saveAction from the edit.jsp..It does not call the save Action in the backhand Managed Bean
Thanks,
bk

Answer 1

hi balusC,
I have not set any validation criteria anywhere(may be later)..
<h:panelGrid columns="2">
<h:outputLabel value="CIRCUIT ID" rendered="#{LCCircuitUtil.circuitTO.circuitId > 0}"/>
<h:outputLabel value="#{LCCircuitUtil.circuitTO.circuitId}" rendered="#{LCCircuitUtil.circuitTO.circuitId > 0}"/>
<h:outputLabel value="Audit Comment"/>
<h:inputText id="ip1" value="#{LCCircuitUtil.circuitTO.auditComment}"/>
<h:outputLabel value="Start Date"/>
<h:inputText id="ip2" value="#{LCCircuitUtil.circuitTO.startDate}"/>
               <h:outputLabel value="End Date"/>
<h:inputText id="ip3" value="#{LCCircuitUtil.circuitTO.endDate}"/>
               <h:outputLabel value="Status"/>
<h:inputText id="ip4" value="#{LCCircuitUtil.circuitTO.status}"/>
               <h:message for="ip1" /><br>
               <h:message for="ip2" /><br>
               <h:message for="ip3" /><br>
               <h:message for="ip4" /><br>               
</h:panelGrid>
I didn't receive any error messages..When i save it refreshes the same page.
Thank you,
bk
Message was edited by:
kbalas78