Value set during onload() method not reflected on page

Question

Hi,
I am using JDeveloper 11.1 release on a project that was migrated from 10g. The original project used ADF and JSF to build the application. Now since I have to continue the original framework, I cannot use taskflow for this project. Like a previous module I used onLoad() method to preset some of the form values which are bound to the backing bean bean1. However the page only picks the default values of the instance variables.Here is the code.The scope is request.
[code]
public class Bean1 extends OnPageLoadBackingBeanBase{
private int value1;
private String value2;
// getter setter for these two.
public void onPageLoad() {
     // based on some condition
     setValue1(3);
     setValue2("String");
JSF page uses trinidad tags
<jsp:root xmlns:jsp="http://java.sun.com/JSP/Page" version="2.0"
<trh:cellFormat ><tr:outputText value="#{backing_Bean1.value1}"/></trh:cellFormat>
<trh:cellFormat ><tr:outputText value="#{backing_Bean1.value2}"/></trh:cellFormat>
[/code]
Both the values in the form show their default states.
I don't want to make the page sessionScope since I have seen issues with performance in the past. Please help.
Thanks,

Answer 1

Hi Frank,
Thanks for replying. Yes. I have followed step 1 and 2.
Step1 : public class Bean1 extends OnPageLoadBackingBeanBase{
// where OnPageLoadBackingBeanBase implements PagePhaseListener
Step 2:
<pageDefinition xmlns="http://xmlns.oracle.com/adfm/uimodel"
                version="11.1.1.64.93" id="Bean1PageDef"
                Package="services"
                ControllerClass="view.backing.services.Bean1">
I can see that it runs through onPageLoad method, because Sops get printed here.
public void onPageLoad() {
     // based on some condition
     setValue1(3);
     setValue2("String");
What I have seen in my old code is we used to put something like this in the onPageLoad method.
                FacesContext context = FacesContext.getCurrentInstance();
                ValueBinding vb = context .getApplication().createValueBinding("#{backing_Bean1}");
                ((Bean1) vb.getValue(context )).setValue1(25);
Is this correct?
Can you explain this :
"       Also, since this class has been written for 10.1.3, there is a new property on the f:view tag: afterMethod, beforeMethod which      could also be used for a page to listen for the before render phase. Just create a managed bean reference for the before method     and look for RenderResponse to execute your code     "
Do you have a sample I can follow?
Thanks