Is there a declarative way to include my own javascript 'on submit'?

Question

I try to integrate a third party editor (CKEditor) into my ADF 11.1.1.2.0 application. This editor converts a normal inputText item through javascript into a full wysiwyg HTML editor. In need this because the default richTextEditor has limited functionality. The problem I encounter is that this editor needs a piece of javascript to be executed to sync the editor-content with the related inputText before the item is submitted. This is especially needed in case of partial submits. I don't want to include a call to the script in all items that can cause a partial submit.
So what I'm looking for is a hook into the clientside lifecycle when the form is (partially) submitted.
I have tried several ways to initiate the script before the form is (partially) submitted:
1: Added a clientlistener to the item of type 'blur' or type 'valueChange'. Both fail to work in some cases and some browsers, probably because the rich editor itself does a lot of eventhandling.
2: Added a custom clientside validator. This seems to work but the problem is that client side custom validators are only fired when the item is required and my items is not required. I don't know the reason why an item has to be required to fire the custom validators. I thought it was a bug, but chapter 4.2 of the FusionWebUIGuide describes this behavior.
Both declarative ways fail to work. I have found a solution that works but this solution is a 'dirty' one. What I did is overriding the javascript method that processes the validators:
AdfDhtmlPage.prototype._oldProcessValidators = AdfDhtmlPage.prototype._processValidators;
AdfDhtmlPage.prototype._processValidators = function (x275, x276, x277) {
// Do my javascript thing
var result = this._oldProcessValidators(x275, x276, x277);
return result;
Although this solution works in all situations and in all browsers, I don't realy like it. So my question is: Is there a declarative way to include my script-call before the form is partially submitted?

Answer 1

Hi,
For your information, we have integrated FCKEditor (CKEditor's ancestor) into an ADF 11g application.
I know it is very different from CKEditor, but we have been forced to create our own JSF component and made several hooks to the framework to make it behave like desired.
One of the problem we have faced is the lost of the input values when partial submit was performed on the editor isntance.
Just so you know it might be real hard to integrate the component without creating a JSF component.
Regards,
JP