Invoking popup component programmatically

Question

Hi
I am invoking popup component programmatically for that
i have a link
i have added a popup componet inside the af|form (for eg:popup id=p3) and bind the popup to a managed bean with name popup
In the Action property of my commandlink, i have invoked a method in the managed bean( for eg.the method caller() )
In my bean class i have used:-
public class classname{
private RichPopup popup;
public void setPopup(RichPopup popup) {
this.popup = popup;
public RichPopup getPopup() {
return popup;
public String caller() {
showPopup(popup, null);
return null;
public static void showPopup(RichPopup popup, UIComponent component) {
FacesContext context = FacesContext.getCurrentInstance();
String alignId = (component==null) ? null : component.getClientId(context);
StringBuilder script = new StringBuilder();
script.append("var popup = AdfPage.PAGE.findComponent('").append("p3").append("'); ")
.append("if (!popup.isPopupVisible()) { ")
.append("var hints = {}; ");
if (alignId!=null) {
script.append("hints[AdfRichPopup.HINT_ALIGN_ID] = '").append(alignId).append("'; ")
.append("hints[AdfRichPopup.HINT_ALIGN] = AdfRichPopup.ALIGN_AFTER_END; ");
script.append("popup.show(hints);}");
ExtendedRenderKitService erks = Service.getService(context.getRenderKit(), ExtendedRenderKitService.class);
erks.addScript(context, script.toString());
But in my page when i clicked the link it doesnot invoke the popup component....
am i missing with something......... please help
Thanks
sudeep

Answer 1

yeah i even tried to call the "showPopup(popup, null);" from the actionlistener of the commandlink but no invoke........
as u suggested http://ifelix.blogspot.com/2010/11/how-to-invoke-popup-component.html i followed this ........
and my jsff
<af:column sortProperty="contractFileName" sortable="false" id="c10"
headerText="Contract File Name" width="166">
<af:commandLink text="#{row.bindings.contractFileName.inputValue}"
id="cl2" partialSubmit="true"
actionListener="#{selContractName.OnClickOfContract}"
binding="#{selContractName.conName}"
action="#{selContractName.caller}">
</af:commandLink>
</af:column>
Edited by: SKD on Sep 12, 2011 7:02 PM