H:commandLink action never calls bean

Question

Hi , I having some problem with h:commandLink, its never call my bean
below is my code.
<h:commandLink action="#{pc_trackingSearchPageBean.doTrackingGroupSearch}">
                                        <h:outputText id="ownerID" value="#{varreceivables.ownerID}" />                                        
                                   </h:commandLink>
any suggestions?
Thanks
Srikanth

Answer 1

Here is my backing bean..
The code is a mess now, as I had tried out all possible options I came across in net!!
public class BikesBean {
     BikeVO bikeVO;
     BikesFacadeI bikesFacade;
     BikeStoreVO bikeStoreVO;// = new BikeStoreVO();
     /** List of bikes for Bikes listing. */
private HtmlDataTable bikesModel;
private boolean editMode = false;
private BikeVO searchBikeVO;
          bikeVO = new BikeVO();
          searchBikeVO = new BikeVO();
     public void setBikesFacade(BikesFacadeI bikesFacade) {
          this.bikesFacade = bikesFacade;
     public BikesFacadeI getBikesFacade() {
          return bikesFacade;
     /*public BikeStoreVO getBikeStoreVO() {          
          //if(bikeStoreVO == null)
          //     bikeStoreVO = new BikeStoreVO();
          return bikesFacade.listBikes();
          //return bikeStoreVO;
     public List getMyBikes() {
          System.out.println("in BikesBean..getMyBikes.."+bikeStoreVO);
          if(bikeStoreVO == null)
               bikeStoreVO = new BikeStoreVO();
          return bikeStoreVO.getBikes();
     public BikeVO getBikeVO() {
          return bikeVO;
     public void setBikeVO(BikeVO bikeVO) {
          this.bikeVO = bikeVO;
     public boolean isEditMode() {
          return editMode;
     public void setEditMode(boolean editMode) {
          this.editMode = editMode;
     public BikeVO getSearchBikeVO() {
          return searchBikeVO;
     public void setSearchBikeVO(BikeVO searchBikeVO) {
          this.searchBikeVO = searchBikeVO;
     public String listBikes() {          
          bikeStoreVO = bikesFacade.listBikes();
          //bikesModel.setWrappedData(bikeStoreVO.getBikes());
          clearSearch();
          return "listbikes";
     public String searchBikes() {          
          bikeStoreVO = bikesFacade.searchBikes(searchBikeVO);          
          if(bikeStoreVO.getBikes() == null || bikeStoreVO.getBikes().isEmpty()) {
               FacesContext context = FacesContext.getCurrentInstance();
               context.addMessage(null, MessageFactory.
               getMessage("noMatch", new Object[] { "Model -> "+searchBikeVO.getModel() +" Manf. -> "+ searchBikeVO.getManufacturer()}));
               return null;
          //bikesModel.setWrappedData(bikeStoreVO.getBikes());
          return "listbikes";
     public String viewAddBike() {          
          bikeVO = new BikeVO();
          this.editMode = false;
          return "viewaddbike";
     public String addBike() {          
          bikeStoreVO = bikesFacade.addBike(bikeVO);
          //bikesModel.setWrappedData(bikeStoreVO.getBikes());
          clearSearch();
          return "listbikes";
     public String viewEditBike() {          
          //this.bikeVO = (BikeVO) bikesFacade.getBikeById(((BikeVO) bikesModel.getRowData()).getBikeId());
          this.bikeVO = (BikeVO)this.getBikes().getRowData();
          //FacesContext ctx = FacesContext.getCurrentInstance();
          //ValueBinding binding = ctx.getApplication().createValueBinding("#{editContact}");
          //binding.setValue(ctx, editContact);
          this.editMode = true;
          return "viewaddbike";
     public HtmlDataTable getBikes() {
          return bikesModel;
     public void setBikes(HtmlDataTable bikesModel) {
          this.bikesModel = bikesModel;
     public String deleteBike() {
          //String attrvalue1 = (String) event.getComponent().getAttributes().get("delBikeId");          
          /*BikeVO vo = (BikeVO) bikesModel.getRowData();
          System.out.println("Bike Id.."+vo.getBikeId());
          bikeStoreVO = bikesFacade.deleteBike(vo, searchBikeVO);
          bikesModel.setWrappedData(bikeStoreVO.getBikes());*/
          return "listbikes";
     public String updateBike() {
          System.out.println("in BikesBean..updateBike..");
          bikeStoreVO = bikesFacade.updateBike(bikeVO);
          //bikesModel.setWrappedData(bikeStoreVO.getBikes());
          return "listbikes";
anf here is my faces config..along with JSF, i am using Spring+Hibernate
<faces-config>
<application> <variable-resolver>org.springframework.web.jsf.DelegatingVariableResolver</variable-resolver>
</application>
<navigation-rule>
          <from-view-id>/welcome.jsp</from-view-id>
          <navigation-case>
               <from-outcome>back</from-outcome>
               <to-view-id>/index.jsp</to-view-id>
          </navigation-case>
          <navigation-case>
          <from-outcome>listbikes</from-outcome>
          <to-view-id>/listBikes.jsp</to-view-id>
     </navigation-case>      
     <navigation-case>
          <from-outcome>viewaddbike</from-outcome>
          <to-view-id>/addBike.jsp</to-view-id>
</navigation-case>
</navigation-rule>
<navigation-rule>
          <from-view-id>/addBike.jsp</from-view-id>
          <navigation-case>
               <from-outcome>listbikes</from-outcome>
               <to-view-id>/listBikes.jsp</to-view-id>
     </navigation-case>
     <navigation-case>
               <from-outcome>welcome</from-outcome>
               <to-view-id>/welcome.jsp</to-view-id>
     </navigation-case>
     </navigation-rule>     
     <navigation-rule>
          <from-view-id>/listBikes.jsp</from-view-id>               
          <navigation-case>
               <from-outcome>welcome</from-outcome>
               <to-view-id>/welcome.jsp</to-view-id>
          </navigation-case>
          <navigation-case>
               <from-outcome>viewaddbike</from-outcome>
               <to-view-id>/addBike.jsp</to-view-id>
          </navigation-case>          
     </navigation-rule>
<managed-bean>
<managed-bean-name>bikesBean</managed-bean-name> <managed-bean-class>com.moh.jsfspring.BikesBean</managed-bean-class>
<managed-bean-scope>request</managed-bean-scope>
<managed-property>
          <property-name>bikesFacade</property-name>
          <value>#{bikesFacade}</value>
     </managed-property>
</managed-bean>
<application>
          <message-bundle>myMessages</message-bundle>
</application>
</faces-config>