Link Action in datatable header not working!!!

Question

hi all
i want to sort the datatable rows when link in the header of a column in datatable is clicked. I am using Sun Creator but it doesnot provide functinality to directly add link action in header. So i changed the jsp page to add the following code
<h:dataTable binding="#{SearchResults.dataTable1}" headerClass="list-header" id="dataTable1" rowClasses="list-row-even,list-row-odd" style="left: 24px; top: 24px; position: absolute" value="#{SearchPage.searchResultsDataModel}" var="currentRow">
<h:column binding="#{SearchResults.column1}" id="column1">
<f:facet name="header">
<h:commandLink action="#SearchResults.linkActionApplicantIDHeader_action}"
binding="#{SearchResults.linkActionApplicantIDHeader}" id="linkActionApplicantIDHeader">
<h:outputText binding="#{SearchResults.linkActionApplicantIDHeaderText}" id="linkActionApplicantIDHeaderText" value="Applicant ID"/>
</h:commandLink>
</f:facet>
</h:column>................... other columns of table(bold is what i added )
if i check through the IDE application outline window that which action handler is associated with my header link action, it takes me to proper method. but while running it doesnot go to the proper method and hence doennot fire the event.
what should i do??
plz help
thanks

Answer 1

hi all
i want to sort the datatable rows when link in the
header of a column in datatable is clicked. I am
using Sun Creator but it doesnot provide functinality
to directly add link action in header. So i changed
the jsp page to add the following code
<h:dataTable binding="#{SearchResults.dataTable1}"
" headerClass="list-header" id="dataTable1"
rowClasses="list-row-even,list-row-odd" style="left:
24px; top: 24px; position: absolute"
value="#{SearchPage.searchResultsDataModel}"
var="currentRow">
<h:column binding="#{SearchResults.column1}"
id="column1">
<f:facet name="header">
<h:commandLink
action="#SearchResults.linkActionApplicantIDHeader_act
ion}"
binding="#{SearchResults.linkActionApplicantIDHeader}
" id="linkActionApplicantIDHeader">
<h:outputText
binding="#{SearchResults.linkActionApplicantIDHeaderTe
xt}" id="linkActionApplicantIDHeaderText"
value="Applicant ID"/>
</h:commandLink>
</f:facet>
</h:column>................... other columns of table(bold is
what i added )
if i check through the IDE application outline window
that which action handler is associated with my
header link action, it takes me to proper method. but
while running it doesnot go to the proper method and
hence doennot fire the event.
what should i do??
plz help
thanksI had a similar problem w/ links in a datatable that didn't work. I had to do two things:
1. Initialize the SearchPage.searchResultsDataModel property in the constructor of the bean (this is because I use request scope).
2. Remove the rendered property from the surround h:panelGroup tag that I have around my table. I haven't been able to get the rendered property to work with the datatable links.
Hope this helps!