Component Save State

Question

I am having an issue with a custom component I am writing and the saveState method. Our architecture uses ValueObjects to pass data from the core to the web layer. When I try to save a VO in the saveState() call, somehow JSF stops calling decode() when the command button is clicked.
When the line "values[2] = fvo" is commented out the flow is:
UIEditLetter.restoreState()
UIEditLetter.decode()
editLetter.submit // backing bean method bound to command button
UIEditLetter.encodeBegin()
UIEditLetter.saveState()
But when that line is active I get:
UIEditLetter.encodeBegin()
UIEditLetter.saveState()
Using:
JSF1.2
MyFaces
Facelets
Tomcat5.0
Code:
public class UIEditLetter
extends UIComponentBase
private LetterFormatVO fvo = null;
@Override
public void restoreState(FacesContext context, Object state)
System.out.println("UIEditLetter.restoreState()");
Object values[] = (Object[]) state;
super.restoreState(context, values[0]);
ids = (List<String>) values[1];
fvo = (LetterFormatVO) values[2];
@Override
public Object saveState(FacesContext context)
System.out.println("UIEditLetter.saveState()");
Object values[] = new Object[3];
values[0] = super.saveState(context);
values[1] = ids;
values[2] = fvo;
return values;
@Override
public void decode(FacesContext context)
System.out.println("UIEditLetter.decode()");
}

Answer 1

good article on all aspects of trees including your issue.
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/quickstart/working_with_tree/