<b:selectOneMenu> and <f:selectItems>

[dguna]

Hello,

I just started working with Bootsfaces. I ran into problem with <b:selectOneMenu> with <f:selectITems>.
The behavior is much different than <h:selectOneMenu>, the converter class is not at all called. I don't see the converter option as well.

Here is my simplified code:

<h:outputLabel value="#{bundle.Category}" for="idCategoryProduct" />
                    <b:selectOneMenu id="idCategoryProduct" value="#{productController.selected.idCategoryProduct}" required="true" >
                        <f:selectItems value="#{categoryProductController.itemsAvailableSelectOne}"/>
                    </b:selectOneMenu>

The bean code is as follows

@FacesConverter(forClass = CategoryProduct.class)
    public static class CategoryProductControllerConverter implements Converter {

Please help me to solve this issue.

Thanks in advance

[chongma]

which version are you using? converters should be working in 1.2.0+
try defining converter in <b:selectOneMenu id="idCategoryProduct" value="#{productController.selected.idCategoryProduct}" required="true" converter="categoryProductControllerConverter"> as i am not sure if forClass is supported.
also there is a label attribute of b:selectOneMenu

[dguna]

I am using 1.2.0. converter attribute is not recognised. I am trying to migrate an already existing code. This will be lot of work. It is better to give support to native <h:selectOneMenu> and add features as PF. Thanks.

[stephanrauh]

Oops - it might have something to do with the annotation @FacesConverter(for="entityClass"). Until five minutes ago, I simply didn't know this annotation exists. So most likely I haven't implemented it properly.

As a workaround, you can use the converter attribute of b:selectOneMenu, as described at https://showcase.bootsfaces.net/forms/converters.jsf.

[chongma]

might be related to this issue...i have just noticed that if the bean has a List of SelectItem e.g.

List<SelectItem> myObjectList = new ArrayList<>();
for (MyObject myObject : myObjectDao.selectObjects()) {
	myObjectList.add(new SelectItem(myObject, myObject.getName()));
}

with an example object like:

public class MyObject {
private Long id;
private String name;

...getters setters

@Override
public String toString() {
	return "MyObject [id=" + id + "]";
}
}

then h:selectOneMenu would produce html like

<select name="j_id_9w:j_id_a7" size="1">
<option value="MyObject [id=35]">Name35</option>
<option value="MyObject [id=39]" selected="selected">Name39</option>
</select>

whereas b:selectOneMenu seems to produce something like

<select name="j_id_9w:j_id_a7" size="1">
<option value="1">Name35</option>
<option value="2" selected="selected">Name39</option>
</select>

for additional context i am trying to use converter="omnifaces.SelectItemsConverter"

[stephanrauh]

@dguna I'd like to hear from you. Did our clues help you? In particular, did you add the converter attribute to your <b:selectOneMenu>?

[dguna]

Sorry for the late reply. Converter is working but when I use <f:selectitem readOnlyOption="true">, then nothing happens, even the list is not displayed. It is laborious to migrate a project in this way.

[chongma]

i can't see a readOnlyOption at https://docs.oracle.com/javaee/6/javaserverfaces/2.1/docs/vdldocs/facelets/f/selectItem.html. shouldn't it be itemDisabled?

[dguna]

<f:selectItem noSelectionOption="true" /> sorry, I made the mistake.

[chongma]

could be related to #939 ? does the noSelectionOption usually result in a null itemValue?

[stephanrauh]

@dguna Your annotation-based converter now works. I've uploaded a developer snapshot containing the bugfix to Maven Central. See #369 how to get it. Would you mind to run a test?

Thanks in advance (and thanks for your patience)
Stephan

[dguna]

Hi Srephan,
It seems to work fine. This is good. Thanks.

[dguna]

Hi Stephan,
Sorry to bother you all. Now I ran into problem with <b:selectMultiMenu>

I am getting the following error:
javax.faces.FacesException: SelectMultiMenu only works with Strings!
<b:selectMultiMenu id="userGroupsList" value="#{userDetailsController.userGroupsList}" > <f:selectItems value="#{userDetailsController.groupsList}" var="c" itemValue="#{c}" itemLabel="#{c}"/> </b:selectMultiMenu>

both userGroupsList and groupsList are String list.

Thanks in advance