Updating InputText after a validation error

Question

Hi everyone,
I am having problems updating InputText after a validation error.
Im using jdeveloper 11.1.1.1.0
Steps without error validation works correctly
1.-I put 3 in the component "value" (second InputText)
2 .- validation begins, and rightly
3 .- I put the value 1 component "optional" (first imputtext)
4 .- Click the button "move"
5 .- The componte "value" modify its contents appearing 1
Steps with error validation not working properly
1.-I put 4 in the component "value" (second InputText)
2 .- validation begins, and it is wrong. Errror message appears
3 .- I put the value 1 component "optional" (first imputtext)
4 .- Click the button "move"
5 .- The componte "value" does not alter its contents.
Why not change its value after validation error?
I included an example with two and a button InputText
<af:inputText label="Optional" id="it1" autoSubmit="true" />
<af:commandButton text="commandButton 1" id="cb1" immediate="true" actionListener="#{inputExample.move}"/>
<af:inputText label="Value" id="it2" immediate="true" autoSubmit="true" validator="#{inputExample.validatorExample}" value="#{inputExample.targetValue}"/>
public void validatorExample(FacesContext facesContext, UIComponent uIComponent, Object object) {
Number number = null;
try {
number = new Number(object);
} catch (SQLException e) {
if ((number.longValue() % 2) == 0) {
FacesMessage message = new FacesMessage(FacesMessage.SEVERITY_ERROR, "ES PAR", "ES PAR");
((RichInputText)uIComponent).setValid(false);
throw new ValidatorException(message);
public void move(ActionEvent actionEvent) {
FacesContext facesContext = FacesContext.getCurrentInstance();
UIComponent x = facesContext.getViewRoot().findComponent("it1");
RichInputText input1 = (RichInputText)x;
String value = (String)input1.getValue();
UIComponent x2 = facesContext.getViewRoot().findComponent("it2");
RichInputText input2 = (RichInputText)x2;
input2.setValue(value);
RequestContext.getCurrentInstance().addPartialTarget(input2);
}

Answer 1

Yes but the action will be executed with invalid data.
After validation fails the new (invalid) value is not set so when you get the value you get the previous (valid) one.
If you want the validation just to warn the user but allow him to continue with executing actions with the new values then you should not use a validator.
You could instead use a valueChangeListener were you can display a message to the user allowing the value to be set normaly.
Gabriel.