Programmatically selecting row in af:table

Question

I have an instance of the <af:table> component that points to a value on a managed bean of type List<MyValueType>.
I need to make the <af:table> have a preselected row, and I have the value of type MyValueType that represents the row I need selected.
How do I programmatically select the appropriate row in the table?
Thanks!

Answer 1

Hi Rune,
1) Expose the adf table to a managed bean property by using @binding attribute, say, requestScope. The property should be RichTable type.
2) Create a method in java class which can find the managed bean created in step 1) by using EL expression and calling its RichTable.setRowKey(int) to set the current row. Other row currency method are also available besides setRowIndex(int).
3) Create Data Control on the java class you created in step 2)
4) Insert the method created in step 2) into <bindings> as methodAction in page definition file.
5) Still in page definition file, insert an invokeAction into <executables> to invoke the method action created in step 4)
6) Reorder the invokeAction created in step 5), place it below the table's <iterator>
7) Set the @refresh attribute for the table <iterator> and <invokeAction> if you want, for example: "prepareModel"
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You can implement a custom page lifecycle to achieve the goal.
Todd