How to eliminate empty node space from tree when rendered property is false

Question

Hi
I have created a menu Tree for my ADF BC application while working in JDev 10.1.3.3.
I have tried two methods, first is by creating a menu model as discussed in example in ADF Developers Guide Book Section 19.2.1. Second by creating two view objects and creating the menu tree from my database table.
Depending on the logged in user I want to decide whether to show or not to show a menu tree option to the user. For this purpose I have implemented a function in a managed bean that calls a pl/sql stored procedure to decide if the user has access to a certain component. In first case I have set the rendered property of the menu item to #{menuTree.shown}, where shown is an attribute in the menu model whose value is properly set using java functions that call pl/sql function in turn. In second method, I have also tried to set the rendered property and calling a function that returns true or false based on if the user has access to the menu option.
Problem
When rendered property is returned as false, although the menu option is not displayed but an empty space is displayed in my tree and remaining nodes and/or menu options are displayed with an ugly gap.
How I can remove this unwanted gap, is there a way?
Regards,
Amir
1st option:
My menu tree:
<af:menuTree var="menuTree" value="#{menuModel.model}">
<f:facet name="nodeStamp">
<af:commandMenuItem text="#{menuTree.label}"
action="#{menuTree.getOutcome}"
_rendered="#{menuTree.shown}_"/>
</f:facet>
</af:menuTree>
2nd option:
<af:tree value="#{bindings.MainMenuView.treeModel}" var="node">
<f:facet name="nodeStamp">
<af:switcher facetName="#{node.hierType.name}">
<f:facet name="MainMenuViewNode">
<af:outputText value="#{node.Name}" _rendered="#{userInfo.mainNodeOk}"_ />
</f:facet>
<f:facet name="SubMenuViewNode">
<af:commandLink text="#{node.Name}" _rendered="#{userInfo.mainNodeOk}_">
<af:setActionListener from="#{node.destinationUrl}"
to="#{menuTree.getOutcome}"/>
</af:commandLink>
</f:facet>
</af:switcher>
Edited by: Amir Khan on Jan 12, 2009 8:54 PM

Answer 1

Hi,
if this reproduces in JDeveloper 10.1.3.4 then this sounds like a bug that you should file
Frank