MouseOver StaticText to run Complex Function in class file (please Help!)

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Hi, My current issue is this:
I have a Function called "utptab(x)", where x is an integer. The process of the function isn't too important and is complex (it populates the type of table in the Basic pallete with data from a stored procedure in MySQL based on the parameter passed to it. This all works fine).
Since the function is currently sitting in the main Java class (Page1.class) I can call it from anywhere in the main Java code successfully. For example, if I drag a button to the stage, then double click on it to get to actions and insert the line "utptab(2);" The function is successfully processed and the table (tbl_utp) is successfully populated with data.
My aim: I have 2 static text box's called "st_utp1" and "st_utp2", When I mouse over them, I would like the function "utptab(x)" to be called with the appropriate number, eg, if mouse over "st_utp1" I wish for the function to be called as "utptab(1)" when over "st_utp2" I wish for the fucntion to be called as "utptab(2)". I may have hundreds or thousands of "st_utpx" (they will be created and named dynamically later).
My Main issue: I can't call the function "utptab(x)" located currently in the Java side of "Page1.class" with a mouse over a static text event, does anybody know how?
Ontop of this, I would also like to make the table (tbl_utpx) to move to the x,y position of the cursor on the screen and also render visible on mouse over the static text box and hidden on mouse out. (I already know one method for hidden/visible method).
I would prefer to be able to handle mouse events in Java, not JSP or at least choose to hold my functions where ever I like and call them from where ever I like.
Just one other question, since I'm using JSC2, Where should this procedure lie for best security and performance? The table only needs to be read only, and the data only needs to be available while a mouse over event happens (to me seems like it should be in the request scope). Should it be a seperate class file? If u need I can post the code on request but didn't want to draw away from my main issue.
Cheers.
P.S. it took me a long time to find out how to populate the basic table with a stored proc from MySQL (2 months), I haven't seen any other code to do this nor to populate from a tabular file, am I the only one to do this or wanting to do this? Does everybody that want's to do more complex things than pretty web pages use a different IDE than Creator 2?
Once again looking forward to the response and sorry if I led away from the main question, which was: How to call a function that is located in a class file from another part of the program or another file?
Cheers, from 3Pc
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3Pc

Answer 1

Cheers for the response, Tried that, couldn't get it to work, do u place taht code in the staticText onMouseOver property?
Here is the basic code in the Java.class (what u get when you usually click the Java button)
* Page1.java
package a1;
import    ...
public class Page1 extends AbstractPageBean {
    public String utptab(int utp) {
        FieldKey[] fk = new FieldKey[0];
        RowKey[] rk = new RowKey[0];
        CallableStatement stmt = null;
        Connection conn = null;
        ResultSet resultSet = null;
        try {
            Class.forName("com.mysql.jdbc.Driver").newInstance();           
            conn = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/corrovu?user=root&password=Glancino");         
            stmt = conn.prepareCall("{call utpn(?)}");         
            stmt.setInt(1, utp);         
            stmt.execute();         
            resultSet = stmt.getResultSet();
            CachedRowSetImpl crs = new CachedRowSetImpl();
            getSessionBean1().setCrs(crs);
            getSessionBean1().getCrs().populate(resultSet);
            conn.close();
            getTableRowGroup2().getChildren().clear();
            getCachedRowSetDataProvider1().setCachedRowSet(getSessionBean1().getCrs());
            fk = getCachedRowSetDataProvider1().getFieldKeys();
            rk = getCachedRowSetDataProvider1().getAllRows();
            FacesContext ctx = FacesContext.getCurrentInstance();
            Application app = ctx.getApplication();
            ValueBinding vb = app.createValueBinding("#{currentRow.value['"+fk[0].getFieldId()+"']}");
            ValueBinding vb2 = app.createValueBinding("#{currentRow.value['"+fk[1].getFieldId()+"']}");
            getStaticText4().setValueBinding("text", vb);
            getStaticText5().setValueBinding("text", vb2);
        } catch (SQLException se) {
        } catch (Exception e) {
        return null;
    public String button1_action() {
        utptab(2);
        return null;
    public String button2_action() {
        utptab(1);
        return null;
}You also need to add a property to SessionBean1 called crs, it be of type cachedRowSetImpl, now you need to drop in a cachedRowSetDataProvider, bind it to "crs" and have this as the data provider for the table, You will have to create at lest one column for it to register. (Creating Columns dynamically will be my next chanllenge after this).
The JSP source is as follows:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<jsp:root version="1.2" xmlns:f="http://java.sun.com/jsf/core" xmlns:h="http://java.sun.com/jsf/html" xmlns:jsp="http://java.sun.com/JSP/Page" xmlns:ui="http://www.sun.com/web/ui">
    <jsp:directive.page contentType="text/html;charset=UTF-8" pageEncoding="UTF-8"/>
    <f:view>
        <ui:page binding="#{Page1.page1}" id="page1">
            <ui:html binding="#{Page1.html1}" id="html1">
                <ui:head binding="#{Page1.head1}" id="head1">
                    <ui:link binding="#{Page1.link1}" id="link1" url="/resources/stylesheet.css"/>
                </ui:head>
                <ui:body binding="#{Page1.body1}" id="body1" style="-rave-layout: grid">
                    <ui:form binding="#{Page1.form1}" id="form1">
                        <ui:button action="#{Page1.button1_action}" binding="#{Page1.button1}" id="button1" onMouseOver="form1.button1.click();"
                            style="left: 239px; top: 192px; position: absolute" text="Button"/>
                        <ui:button action="#{Page1.button2_action}" binding="#{Page1.button2}" id="button2" style="left: 47px; top: 192px; position: absolute" text="Button"/>
                        <ui:table augmentTitle="false" binding="#{Page1.table2}" id="table2" style="left: 72px; top: 216px; position: absolute; width: 360px"
                            title="Table" width="0">
                            <script....</script>
                            <ui:tableRowGroup binding="#{Page1.tableRowGroup2}" id="tableRowGroup2" rows="10" sourceData="#{Page1.cachedRowSetDataProvider1}" sourceVar="currentRow">
                                <ui:tableColumn binding="#{Page1.tableColumn4}" headerText="tableColumn1" id="tableColumn4">
                                    <ui:staticText binding="#{Page1.staticText4}" id="staticText4"/>
                                </ui:tableColumn>
                                <ui:tableColumn binding="#{Page1.tableColumn5}" headerText="tableColumn2" id="tableColumn5">
                                    <ui:staticText binding="#{Page1.staticText5}" id="staticText5"/>
                                </ui:tableColumn>
                            </ui:tableRowGroup>
                        </ui:table>
                        <ui:staticText binding="#{Page1.utp1t}" id="utp1t" onMouseOver="form1.button1.click();"
                            style="position: absolute; left: 72px; top: 72px" text="1"/>
                        <ui:staticText binding="#{Page1.utp2t}" id="utp2t" style="position: absolute; left: 168px; top: 72px" text="2"/>
                    </ui:form>
                </ui:body>
            </ui:html>
        </ui:page>
    </f:view>
</jsp:root>So I want when the Mouse is Over "utp1t" the Function "utptab(1);" to execute.
Any Suggestions, it currently works correctly with button1 & button2.
Cheers.