InputText tag displays 'old' value

Question

Hi,
I have an inputText tag similar to this:
<h:inputText id="name" value="#{userDetailsBean.user.displayName}">
<trx:validateText pattern=".*[^a-zA-Z /-].*" max="40"/>
</h:inputText>
The first time i visit the page, the value displayed is correctly taken from the backing bean.
Even though the backng bean has changed, the second time i visit the page, the input field is initially set to the value displayed on the first visit, not taken from the backing bean.
Logging confirms the getter is not being called, but the value seems to be taken from some object cached in the request/session.
I have tried both session and request scope for the backing bean.
How can i turn off this behaviour?
Thanks Nige

Answer 1

Ok,
I have a page which uses a dataTable tag to show all the users.
<h:form rendered="#{siteAdminBean.viewUsers}" styleClass="form">
<h:dataTable value="#{viewUsersBean.usersModel}" var="user"
styleClass="table" rowClasses="tableOddRow, tableEvenRow"
columnClasses="tableDataCol, tableDataCol, tableButtonCol, tableButtonCol">
<h:column>
<f:facet name="header">
<h:outputText value="User ID:"/>
</f:facet>
<h:outputText value="#{user.displayUserId}"/>
</h:column>
<h:column>
<f:facet name="header">
<h:outputText value="Name:" styleClass="tableDataCol"/>
</f:facet>
<h:outputText value="#{user.displayName}"/>
</h:column>
<h:column>
<h:commandButton value="Details" action="#{viewUsersBean.detailsAction}"/>
</h:column>
<h:column>
<h:commandButton value="Delete" action="#{viewUsersBean.deleteAction}"/>
</h:column>
</h:dataTable>
</h:form>
The details button takes me to the page in question and shows more extensive details. I can then navigate back to this show all pages from the details page, and pick another one.
The bit i can't understand is why the getter method for the input tag in question is only accessed on the first visit, and not on the second...