Repost of b12s post from 20070712: JavaServer Faces - Dynamic faces and Int

Question

Thanks for taking a second to read my post, i hope you can help. I am almost complete with my web app using Netbeans VWP and Dynamic Faces. I have come across a simple application that i can not get working in Internet Explorer and as simple as it is I am surprised that it is not working. I cant believe that the Dynamic Faces team would just ignore compatability with IE altogether. Basically i am trying to get AJAX interaction going on by adding text into a textbox and adding a new DynaFaces.fireAjaxTransaction(this); to the submit however it does not seem to work. Maybe you can help...
Here is my page:
<?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:webuijsf="http://www.sun.com/webui/webuijsf">
<jsp:directive.page contentType="text/html;charset=UTF-8" pageEncoding="UTF-8"/>
<f:view>
<webuijsf:page binding="#{testies.page1}" id="page1">
<webuijsf:html binding="#{testies.html1}" id="html1">
<webuijsf:head binding="#{testies.head1}" debug="true" id="head1">
<webuijsf:link binding="#{testies.link1}" id="link1" url="/resources/stylesheet.css"/>
</webuijsf:head>
<webuijsf:body binding="#{testies.body1}" focus="form1:layoutPanel1:textField1" id="body1" style="-rave-layout: grid">
<webuijsf:form binding="#{testies.form1}" id="form1">
<webuijsf:button actionExpression="#{testies.button1_action}" binding="#{testies.button1}" id="button1"
onClick="new DynaFaces.fireAjaxTransaction(this);" style="left: 144px; top: 110px; position: absolute" text="Button"/>
<webuijsf:staticText binding="#{testies.staticText1}" id="staticText1" style="position: absolute; left: 170px; top: 185px"/>
<webuijsf:textField binding="#{testies.textField1}" id="textField1" style="position: absolute; left: 75px; top: 55px"/>
</webuijsf:form>
</webuijsf:body>
</webuijsf:html>
</webuijsf:page>
</f:view>
</jsp:root>
Here is my backing bean:
* testies.java
* Created on July 10, 2007, 8:39 PM
package mypkg;
import com.sun.rave.web.ui.appbase.AbstractPageBean;
import com.sun.webui.jsf.component.Body;
import com.sun.webui.jsf.component.Button;
import com.sun.webui.jsf.component.Form;
import com.sun.webui.jsf.component.Head;
import com.sun.webui.jsf.component.Html;
import com.sun.webui.jsf.component.Link;
import com.sun.webui.jsf.component.Page;
import com.sun.webui.jsf.component.PanelGroup;
import com.sun.webui.jsf.component.PanelLayout;
import com.sun.webui.jsf.component.StaticText;
import com.sun.webui.jsf.component.TextField;
import javax.faces.FacesException;
import javax.faces.component.html.HtmlPanelGrid;
* <p>Page bean that corresponds to a similarly named JSP page. This
* class contains component definitions (and initialization code) for
* all components that you have defined on this page, as well as
* lifecycle methods and event handlers where you may add behavior
* to respond to incoming events.</p>
public class testies extends AbstractPageBean {
// <editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc="Managed Component Definition">
private int __placeholder;
* <p>Automatically managed component initialization. <strong>WARNING:</strong>
* This method is automatically generated, so any user-specified code inserted
* here is subject to being replaced.</p>
private void _init() throws Exception {
private Page page1 = new Page();
public Page getPage1() {
return page1;
public void setPage1(Page p) {
this.page1 = p;
private Html html1 = new Html();
public Html getHtml1() {
return html1;
public void setHtml1(Html h) {
this.html1 = h;
private Head head1 = new Head();
public Head getHead1() {
return head1;
public void setHead1(Head h) {
this.head1 = h;
private Link link1 = new Link();
public Link getLink1() {
return link1;
public void setLink1(Link l) {
this.link1 = l;
private Body body1 = new Body();
public Body getBody1() {
return body1;
public void setBody1(Body b) {
this.body1 = b;
private Form form1 = new Form();
public Form getForm1() {
return form1;
public void setForm1(Form f) {
this.form1 = f;
private TextField textField1 = new TextField();
public TextField getTextField1() {
return textField1;
public void setTextField1(TextField tf) {
this.textField1 = tf;
private Button button1 = new Button();
public Button getButton1() {
return button1;
public void setButton1(Button b) {
this.button1 = b;
private StaticText staticText1 = new StaticText();
public StaticText getStaticText1() {
return staticText1;
public void setStaticText1(StaticText st) {
this.staticText1 = st;
// </editor-fold>
* <p>Construct a new Page bean instance.</p>
public testies() {
* <p>Callback method that is called whenever a page is navigated to,
* either directly via a URL, or indirectly via page navigation.
* Customize this method to acquire resources that will be needed
* for event handlers and lifecycle methods, whether or not this
* page is performing post back processing.</p>
* <p>Note that, if the current request is a postback, the property
* values of the components do <strong>not</strong> represent any
* values submitted with this request. Instead, they represent the
* property values that were saved for this view when it was rendered.</p>
public void init() {
// Perform initializations inherited from our superclass
super.init();
// Perform application initialization that must complete
// before managed components are initialized
// TODO - add your own initialiation code here
// <editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc="Managed Component Initialization">
// Initialize automatically managed components
// Note - this logic should NOT be modified
try {
_init();
} catch (Exception e) {
log("testies Initialization Failure", e);
throw e instanceof FacesException ? (FacesException) e: new FacesException(e);
// </editor-fold>
// Perform application initialization that must complete
// after managed components are initialized
// TODO - add your own initialization code here
* <p>Callback method that is called after the component tree has been
* restored, but before any event processing takes place. This method
* will <strong>only</strong> be called on a postback request that
* is processing a form submit. Customize this method to allocate
* resources that will be required in your event handlers.</p>
public void preprocess() {
* <p>Callback method that is called just before rendering takes place.
* This method will <strong>only</strong> be called for the page that
* will actually be rendered (and not, for example, on a page that
* handled a postback and then navigated to a different page). Customize
* this method to allocate resources that will be required for rendering
* this page.</p>
public void prerender() {
* <p>Callback method that is called after rendering is completed for
* this request, if <code>init()</code> was called (regardless of whether
* or not this was the page that was actually rendered). Customize this
* method to release resources acquired in the <code>init()</code>,
* <code>preprocess()</code>, or <code>prerender()</code> methods (or
* acquired during execution of an event handler).</p>
public void destroy() {
* <p>Return a reference to the scoped data bean.</p>
protected ApplicationBean1 getApplicationBean1() {
return (ApplicationBean1)getBean("ApplicationBean1");
* <p>Return a reference to the scoped data bean.</p>
protected RequestBean1 getRequestBean1() {
return (RequestBean1)getBean("RequestBean1");
* <p>Return a reference to the scoped data bean.</p>
protected SessionBean1 getSessionBean1() {
return (SessionBean1)getBean("SessionBean1");
// Get the text from the textbox and set it in the staticTextField
public String button1_action() {
String str = (String)textField1.getValue();
staticText1.setText(str);
return null;
Any help is appreciated.

Answer 1

Using your source files pasted into a new VWP project, I get these errors when I access the app:
JSF1001: Managedbean testies could not be created.
executePhase(RENDER_RESPONSE 6,com.sun.faces.context.FacesContextImpl@1afcfd4) threw exception
javax.faces.FacesException: javax.faces.FacesException: Cant instantiate class: testies.Page1.. testies.Page1
at com.sun.faces.application.ApplicationAssociate.createAndMaybeStoreManagedBeans(ApplicationAssociate.java:560)
at com.sun.faces.el.ManagedBeanELResolver.getValue(ManagedBeanELResolver.java:82)
at javax.el.CompositeELResolver.getValue(CompositeELResolver.java:143)
at com.sun.faces.el.FacesCompositeELResolver.getValue(FacesCompositeELResolver.java:64)
at com.sun.el.parser.AstIdentifier.getValue(AstIdentifier.java:73)
at com.sun.el.ValueExpressionImpl.getValue(ValueExpressionImpl.java:193)
at com.sun.faces.application.ValueBindingValueExpressionAdapter.getValue(ValueBindingValueExpressionAdapter.java:102)
at com.sun.rave.web.ui.appbase.faces.ViewHandlerImpl.pageBean(ViewHandlerImpl.java:666)
at com.sun.rave.web.ui.appbase.faces.ViewHandlerImpl.pageBean(ViewHandlerImpl.java:641)
at com.sun.rave.web.ui.appbase.faces.ViewHandlerImpl.renderView(ViewHandlerImpl.java:249)
at com.sun.faces.lifecycle.RenderResponsePhase.execute(RenderResponsePhase.java:106)
at com.sun.faces.lifecycle.LifecycleImpl.phase(LifecycleImpl.java:251)
at com.sun.faces.lifecycle.LifecycleImpl.render(LifecycleImpl.java:144)
at javax.faces.webapp.FacesServlet.service(FacesServlet.java:245)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.servletService(ApplicationFilterChain.java:398)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:304)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:185)
at com.sun.webui.jsf.util.UploadFilter.doFilter(UploadFilter.java:240)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:217)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:185)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:275)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invokeInternal(StandardContextValve.java:258)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:189)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.doInvoke(StandardPipeline.java:611)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.doInvoke(StandardPipeline.java:564)
at com.sun.enterprise.web.WebPipeline.invoke(WebPipeline.java:81)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:193)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.doInvoke(StandardPipeline.java:611)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.doInvoke(StandardPipeline.java:564)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:558)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:1067)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:137)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.doInvoke(StandardPipeline.java:611)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.doInvoke(StandardPipeline.java:564)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:558)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:1067)
at org.apache.coyote.tomcat5.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:255)
at com.sun.enterprise.web.connector.grizzly.DefaultProcessorTask.invokeAdapter(DefaultProcessorTask.java:618)
at com.sun.enterprise.web.connector.grizzly.DefaultProcessorTask.doProcess(DefaultProcessorTask.java:549)
at com.sun.enterprise.web.connector.grizzly.DefaultProcessorTask.process(DefaultProcessorTask.java:790)
at com.sun.enterprise.web.connector.grizzly.DefaultReadTask.executeProcessorTask(DefaultReadTask.java:326)
at com.sun.enterprise.web.connector.grizzly.DefaultReadTask.doTask(DefaultReadTask.java:248)
at com.sun.enterprise.web.connector.grizzly.DefaultReadTask.doTask(DefaultReadTask.java:199)
at com.sun.enterprise.web.connector.grizzly.TaskBase.run(TaskBase.java:252)
at com.sun.enterprise.web.connector.grizzly.ssl.SSLWorkerThread.run(SSLWorkerThread.java:93)
Caused by: javax.faces.FacesException: Cant instantiate class: testies.Page1.. testies.Page1
at com.sun.faces.config.ManagedBeanFactoryImpl.newInstance(ManagedBeanFactoryImpl.java:282)
at com.sun.faces.application.ApplicationAssociate.createAndMaybeStoreManagedBeans(ApplicationAssociate.java:550)
... 44 more
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: testies.Page1
at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.loadClass(WebappClassLoader.java:1490)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClassInternal(ClassLoader.java:319)
at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)
at java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:247)
at com.sun.faces.config.ManagedBeanFactoryImpl.newInstance(ManagedBeanFactoryImpl.java:274)
... 45 more
StandardWrapperValve[Faces Servlet]: PWC1406: Servlet.service() for servlet Faces Servlet threw exception
javax.faces.FacesException: Cant instantiate class: testies.Page1.. testies.Page1
at com.sun.faces.config.ManagedBeanFactoryImpl.newInstance(ManagedBeanFactoryImpl.java:282)
at com.sun.faces.application.ApplicationAssociate.createAndMaybeStoreManagedBeans(ApplicationAssociate.java:550)
at com.sun.faces.el.ManagedBeanELResolver.getValue(ManagedBeanELResolver.java:82)
at javax.el.CompositeELResolver.getValue(CompositeELResolver.java:143)
at com.sun.faces.el.FacesCompositeELResolver.getValue(FacesCompositeELResolver.java:64)
at com.sun.el.parser.AstIdentifier.getValue(AstIdentifier.java:73)
at com.sun.el.ValueExpressionImpl.getValue(ValueExpressionImpl.java:193)
at com.sun.faces.application.ValueBindingValueExpressionAdapter.getValue(ValueBindingValueExpressionAdapter.java:102)
at com.sun.rave.web.ui.appbase.faces.ViewHandlerImpl.pageBean(ViewHandlerImpl.java:666)
at com.sun.rave.web.ui.appbase.faces.ViewHandlerImpl.pageBean(ViewHandlerImpl.java:641)
at com.sun.rave.web.ui.appbase.faces.ViewHandlerImpl.renderView(ViewHandlerImpl.java:249)
at com.sun.faces.lifecycle.RenderResponsePhase.execute(RenderResponsePhase.java:106)
at com.sun.faces.lifecycle.LifecycleImpl.phase(LifecycleImpl.java:251)
at com.sun.faces.lifecycle.LifecycleImpl.render(LifecycleImpl.java:144)
at javax.faces.webapp.FacesServlet.service(FacesServlet.java:245)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.servletService(ApplicationFilterChain.java:398)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:304)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:185)
at com.sun.webui.jsf.util.UploadFilter.doFilter(UploadFilter.java:240)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:217)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:185)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:275)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invokeInternal(StandardContextValve.java:258)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:189)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.doInvoke(StandardPipeline.java:611)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.doInvoke(StandardPipeline.java:564)
at com.sun.enterprise.web.WebPipeline.invoke(WebPipeline.java:81)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:193)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.doInvoke(StandardPipeline.java:611)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.doInvoke(StandardPipeline.java:564)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:558)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:1067)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:137)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.doInvoke(StandardPipeline.java:611)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.doInvoke(StandardPipeline.java:564)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:558)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:1067)
at org.apache.coyote.tomcat5.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:255)
at com.sun.enterprise.web.connector.grizzly.DefaultProcessorTask.invokeAdapter(DefaultProcessorTask.java:618)
at com.sun.enterprise.web.connector.grizzly.DefaultProcessorTask.doProcess(DefaultProcessorTask.java:549)
at com.sun.enterprise.web.connector.grizzly.DefaultProcessorTask.process(DefaultProcessorTask.java:790)
at com.sun.enterprise.web.connector.grizzly.DefaultReadTask.executeProcessorTask(DefaultReadTask.java:326)
at com.sun.enterprise.web.connector.grizzly.DefaultReadTask.doTask(DefaultReadTask.java:248)
at com.sun.enterprise.web.connector.grizzly.DefaultReadTask.doTask(DefaultReadTask.java:199)
at com.sun.enterprise.web.connector.grizzly.TaskBase.run(TaskBase.java:252)
at com.sun.enterprise.web.connector.grizzly.ssl.SSLWorkerThread.run(SSLWorkerThread.java:93)
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: testies.Page1
at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.loadClass(WebappClassLoader.java:1490)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClassInternal(ClassLoader.java:319)
at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)
at java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:247)
at com.sun.faces.config.ManagedBeanFactoryImpl.newInstance(ManagedBeanFactoryImpl.java:274)
... 45 more
I didn't have time to debug this but it would be helpful if you could make the netbeans project for this demo available.
Sincerely,
Ed Burns, jsf co-spec-lead