Defaulting search fields in af:query component

Question

I have a search popup with af:query and a result table. My requirement is to default some of the fields in af:query when the popup launches.
Since i could not achieve this, i wrote a temporary work around which should be removed as soon as we find a permanent solution.
Work around:
1. Wrote a method showQBE() in the bean. Wrote the logic to default the QBE fields by manually iterating through the component binding.
2. Call showQBE() in the visible property of the af:query so that this executed when the popup is invoked.
public boolean showQBE(){
RichQuery rq = this.getResourcePickerQBE(); // Bindning for QBE
QueryDescriptor dq = rq.getValue();
List children = rq.getChildren();
Iterator childrenItr = children.iterator();
while (childrenItr.hasNext()) {
RichPanelGroupLayout rpcl = (RichPanelGroupLayout)childrenItr.next();
Iterator rpclItr = rpcl.getChildren().iterator();
while (rpclItr.hasNext()) {
// RichPanelLabelAndMessage
UIComponent rplm = (UIComponent)rpclItr.next();
Iterator rplmItr = rplm.getChildren().iterator();
while (rplmItr.hasNext()) {
UIComponent comp = (UIComponent)rplmItr.next();
Iterator compItr = comp.getChildren().iterator();
while (compItr.hasNext()) {
UIComponent comp1 = (UIComponent)compItr.next();
String class2 = comp1.getClass().getSimpleName();
if (class2.equals("RichInputText")) {
RichInputText rit = (RichInputText)comp1;
if ("value40".equals(rit.getId()) ||
"value41".equals(rit.getId())) {
rit.setValue("Bryan");
} else if ("value50".equals(rit.getId()) ||
"value51".equals(rit.getId())) {
rit.setValue(ADFUtil.evaluateEL("Adams"));
} else
rit.setValue("");
AdfFacesContext.getCurrentInstance().addPartialTarget(rit);
Popup code:
<af:popup id="resourceSearch1"
popupFetchListener="#{backingBeanScope.TerritoryProfileBean.showParentTerrOwnerReportsForTerrTeamMember}"
binding="#{backingBeanScope.TerritoryProfileBean.resourcePickerPopup}"
popupCanceledListener="#{backingBeanScope.TerritoryProfileBean.cancelButtonListener}"
contentDelivery="lazyUncached" childCreation="deferred">
<af:dialog id="d20" type="none" title="#{salesterrmgmtterritoriesuiGenBundle}">
<af:panelGroupLayout id="pgl191" layout="vertical">
<af:panelHeader id="ph21" text=" ">
<af:query id="qryId2" headerText="#{applcoreBundle.QUERY_SEARCH_HEADER_TEXT}" disclosed="true"
value="#{bindings.ResourcePickerSearchQuery.queryDescriptor}"
model="#{bindings.ResourcePickerSearchQuery.queryModel}"
queryListener="#{backingBeanScope.TerritoryProfileBean.onSearchBtn}"
saveQueryMode="hidden" resultComponentId="::t3"
binding="#{backingBeanScope.TerritoryProfileBean.resourcePickerQBE}"
visible ="#{backingBeanScope.TerritoryProfileBean.showQBE}"
queryOperationListener="#{backingBeanScope.TerritoryProfileBean.queryOperationListener}"/>
</af:panelHeader>
<af:panelStretchLayout id="psl2" startWidth="50px"
visible="#{backingBeanScope.TerritoryProfileBean.showSearchTable}">
<f:facet name="bottom"/>
<f:facet name="center">
<af:table value="#{bindings.ResourcesPicker.collectionModel}"
var="row"
rows="#{bindings.ResourcesPicker.rangeSize}"
emptyText="#{bindings.ResourcesPicker.viewable ? applcoreBundle.TABLE_EMPTY_TEXT_NO_ROWS_YET : applcoreBundle.TABLE_EMPTY_TEXT_ACCESS_DENIED}"
fetchSize="#{bindings.ResourcesPicker.rangeSize}"
rowBandingInterval="0"
selectionListener="#{bindings.ResourcesPicker.collectionModel.makeCurrent}"
rowSelection="multiple" id="t3"
binding="#{backingBeanScope.TerritoryProfileBean.resourcePickerTable}"
contentDelivery="immediate"
columnSelection="multiple" autoHeightRows="10"
summary="#{salesterrmgmtterritoriesuiBundle.THIS_TABLE_LISTS_THE_RESOURCES}">
<af:column sortProperty="ResourceName" sortable="true"
headerText="#{bindings.ResourcesPicker.hints.ResourceName.label}"
id="c3" rowHeader="unstyled">
<af:inputText value="#{row.bindings.ResourceName.inputValue}"
label="#{bindings.ResourcesPicker.hints.ResourceName.label}"
required="#{bindings.ResourcesPicker.hints.ResourceName.mandatory}"
columns="#{bindings.ResourcesPicker.hints.ResourceName.displayWidth}"
maximumLength="#{bindings.ResourcesPicker.hints.ResourceName.precision}"
shortDesc="#{bindings.ResourcesPicker.hints.ResourceName.tooltip}"
id="it6">
<f:validator binding="#{row.bindings.ResourceName.validator}"/>
</af:inputText>
</af:column>
<af:column sortProperty="PrimaryPhoneNumber" sortable="true"
headerText="#{bindings.ResourcesPicker.hints.PrimaryPhoneNumber.label}"
id="c6">
<af:inputText value="#{row.bindings.PrimaryPhoneNumber.inputValue}"
label="#{bindings.ResourcesPicker.hints.PrimaryPhoneNumber.label}"
required="#{bindings.ResourcesPicker.hints.PrimaryPhoneNumber.mandatory}"
columns="#{bindings.ResourcesPicker.hints.PrimaryPhoneNumber.displayWidth}"
maximumLength="#{bindings.ResourcesPicker.hints.PrimaryPhoneNumber.precision}"
shortDesc="#{bindings.ResourcesPicker.hints.PrimaryPhoneNumber.tooltip}"
id="it10">
<f:validator binding="#{row.bindings.PrimaryPhoneNumber.validator}"/>
</af:inputText>
</af:column>
<af:column sortProperty="EmailAddress" sortable="true"
headerText="#{bindings.ResourcesPicker.hints.EmailAddress.label}"
id="c5">
<af:inputText value="#{row.bindings.EmailAddress.inputValue}"
label="#{bindings.ResourcesPicker.hints.EmailAddress.label}"
required="#{bindings.ResourcesPicker.hints.EmailAddress.mandatory}"
columns="#{bindings.ResourcesPicker.hints.EmailAddress.displayWidth}"
maximumLength="#{bindings.ResourcesPicker.hints.EmailAddress.precision}"
shortDesc="#{bindings.ResourcesPicker.hints.EmailAddress.tooltip}"
id="it1">
<f:validator binding="#{row.bindings.EmailAddress.validator}"/>
</af:inputText>
</af:column>
</af:table>
</f:facet>
</af:panelStretchLayout>
</af:panelGroupLayout>
<f:facet name="buttonBar">
<af:group id="g41">
<af:commandButton actionListener="#{backingBeanScope.TerritoryProfileBean.onApplyOrDoneFromResourcePicker}"
id="cmdDone1" immediate="true"
partialSubmit="true"
text="#{acrGenBundle}">
<af:resetActionListener/>
</af:commandButton>
<af:commandButton id="cb5" actionListener="#{backingBeanScope.TerritoryProfileBean.cancelButtonListener}"
text="#{acrGenBundle}"/>
</af:group>
</f:facet>
</af:dialog>
</af:popup>
* I created the same thread ADFbc forum: http://myforums.oracle.com/jive3/thread.jspa?threadID=632625. Since there is no response posting here.
Thanks

Answer 1

The af:query is based on a View Criteria from a PVO, so i wrote the following code to set the value for the criteria items in the View criteria.
I wrote it in view object's getter in the AMImpl.java
public ResourcePickerVOImpl getResourcePicker(){
ResourcePickerVOImpl vo = findViewObject("ResourcesPicker");
ViewCriteria vc = (ViewCriteria)vo.getViewCriteria("ResourcePickerSearch");
ViewCriteriaManager vm = vc.getViewCriteriaManager();
Row rows[] = vc.getAllRowsInRange();
for(Row row : rows){
List<ViewCriteriaItem> cit = ((ViewCriteriaRow)row).getCriteriaItems();
Iterator<ViewCriteriaItem> itr = cit.iterator();
while(itr.hasNext()){
ViewCriteriaItem vtr = itr.next();
vtr.setValue("Mathew");
System.out.println("Column name: " + vtr.getColumnName() + " Value: " + vtr.getValue());
I changed the contextDelivery = immediate and childrenCreation = immediate since the popup was always showing empty search fields.
After changing this property i am seeing a new issue -> First time when i open the popup nothing is shown in the search fields. Then from the subsequent times it is showing the values defaulted through the above code.
Any idea!
Edited by: [email protected] on Aug 26, 2010 4:30 AM