Package javax.faces.component

Class UIInput

java.lang.Object
javax.faces.component.UIComponent
javax.faces.component.UIComponentBase
javax.faces.component.UIOutput
javax.faces.component.UIInput
All Implemented Interfaces:
EventListener, EditableValueHolder, PartialStateHolder, StateHolder, TransientStateHolder, ValueHolder, ComponentSystemEventListener, FacesListener, SystemEventListenerHolder
Direct Known Subclasses:
HtmlInputFile, HtmlInputHidden, HtmlInputSecret, HtmlInputText, HtmlInputTextarea, UISelectBoolean, UISelectMany, UISelectOne, UIViewParameter
public class UIInput extends UIOutput implements EditableValueHolder

UIInput is a UIComponent that represents a component that both displays output to the user (like UIOutput components do) and processes request parameters on the subsequent request that need to be decoded. There are no restrictions on the data type of the local value, or the object referenced by the value binding expression (if any); however, individual Renderers will generally impose restrictions on the type of data they know how to display.

During the Apply Request Values phase of the request processing lifecycle, the decoded value of this component, usually but not necessarily a String, must be stored - but not yet converted - using setSubmittedValue(). If the component wishes to indicate that no particular value was submitted, it can either do nothing, or set the submitted value to null.

By default, during the Process Validators phase of the request processing lifecycle, the submitted value will be converted to a typesafe object, and, if validation succeeds, stored as a local value using setValue(). However, if the immediate property is set to true, this processing will occur instead at the end of the Apply Request Values phase.

During the Render Response phase of the request processing lifecycle, conversion for output occurs as for UIOutput.

When the validate() method of this UIInput detects that a value change has actually occurred, and that all validations have been successfully passed, it will queue a ValueChangeEvent. Later on, the broadcast() method will ensure that this event is broadcast to all interested listeners. This event will be delivered by default in the Process Validators phase, but can be delivered instead during Apply Request Values if the immediate property is set to true. If the validation fails, the implementation must call FacesContext.validationFailed().

By default, the rendererType property must be set to "Text". This value can be changed by calling the setRendererType() method.

  • Field Details

    • COMPONENT_TYPE

      public static final String COMPONENT_TYPE

      The standard component type for this component.

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    • COMPONENT_FAMILY

      public static final String COMPONENT_FAMILY

      The standard component family for this component.

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    • CONVERSION_MESSAGE_ID

      public static final String CONVERSION_MESSAGE_ID

      The message identifier of the FacesMessage to be created if a conversion error occurs, and neither the page author nor the ConverterException provides a message.

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    • REQUIRED_MESSAGE_ID

      public static final String REQUIRED_MESSAGE_ID

      The message identifier of the FacesMessage to be created if a required check fails.

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    • UPDATE_MESSAGE_ID

      public static final String UPDATE_MESSAGE_ID

      The message identifier of the FacesMessage to be created if a model update error occurs, and the thrown exception has no message.

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    • VALIDATE_EMPTY_FIELDS_PARAM_NAME

      public static final String VALIDATE_EMPTY_FIELDS_PARAM_NAME

      The name of a context parameter that indicates how empty values should be handled with respect to validation. See validateValue(javax.faces.context.FacesContext, java.lang.Object) for the allowable values and specification of how they should be interpreted.

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    • EMPTY_STRING_AS_NULL_PARAM_NAME

      public static final String EMPTY_STRING_AS_NULL_PARAM_NAME

      The name of a context parameter that indicates how empty strings need to be interpreted.

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    • ALWAYS_PERFORM_VALIDATION_WHEN_REQUIRED_IS_TRUE

      public static final String ALWAYS_PERFORM_VALIDATION_WHEN_REQUIRED_IS_TRUE

      If this param is set, and calling toLowerCase().equals("true") on a String representation of its value returns true, validation must be performed, even when there is no corresponding value for this component in the incoming request. See validate(javax.faces.context.FacesContext).

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  • Constructor Details

    • UIInput

      public UIInput()

      Create a new UIInput instance with default property values.

  • Method Details

    • getFamily

      public String getFamily()
      Description copied from class: UIComponent

      Return the identifier of the component family to which this component belongs. This identifier, in conjunction with the value of the rendererType property, may be used to select the appropriate Renderer for this component instance. Note this method should NOT return null

      Overrides:
      getFamily in class UIOutput
      Returns:
      the component family (not null).

    • getSubmittedValue

      public Object getSubmittedValue()

      Return the submittedValue value of this UIInput component. This method should only be used by the decode() and validate() method of this component, or its corresponding Renderer.

      Specified by:
      getSubmittedValue in interface EditableValueHolder
      Returns:
      the submitted value.

    • setSubmittedValue

      public void setSubmittedValue(Object submittedValue)

      Set the submittedValue value of this UIInput component. This method should only be used by the decode() and validate() method of this component, or its corresponding Renderer.

      Specified by:
      setSubmittedValue in interface EditableValueHolder
      Parameters:
      submittedValue - The new submitted value

    • getValue

      public Object getValue()

      If there is a local value, return it, otherwise return the result of calling super.getVaue().

      Specified by:
      getValue in interface ValueHolder
      Overrides:
      getValue in class UIOutput
      Returns:
      the value.
      Since:
      2.2

    • setValue

      public void setValue(Object value)
      Description copied from interface: ValueHolder

      Set the value of this UIComponent (if any).

      Specified by:
      setValue in interface ValueHolder
      Overrides:
      setValue in class UIOutput
      Parameters:
      value - The new local value

    • resetValue

      public void resetValue()

      Convenience method to reset this component's value to the un-initialized state. This method does the following:

      Call UIOutput.setValue(java.lang.Object).

      Call setSubmittedValue(java.lang.Object) passing null.

      Clear state for property localValueSet.

      Clear state for property valid.

      Upon return from this call if the instance had a ValueBinding associated with it for the "value" property, this binding is evaluated when UIOutput.getValue() is called. Otherwise, null is returned from getValue().

      Specified by:
      resetValue in interface EditableValueHolder
      Overrides:
      resetValue in class UIOutput

    • isLocalValueSet

      public boolean isLocalValueSet()
      Return the "local value set" state for this component. Calls to setValue() automatically reset this property to true.
      Specified by:
      isLocalValueSet in interface EditableValueHolder
      Returns:
      true if the local value is set, false otherwise.

    • setLocalValueSet

      public void setLocalValueSet(boolean localValueSet)
      Sets the "local value set" state for this component.
      Specified by:
      setLocalValueSet in interface EditableValueHolder
      Parameters:
      localValueSet - the "local value set" boolean.

    • isRequired

      public boolean isRequired()

      Return the "required field" state for this component.

      Specified by:
      isRequired in interface EditableValueHolder
      Returns:
      true if required, false otherwise.

    • getRequiredMessage

      public String getRequiredMessage()

      If there has been a call to setRequiredMessage(java.lang.String) on this instance, return the message. Otherwise, call UIComponent.getValueExpression(java.lang.String) passing the key "requiredMessage", get the result of the expression, and return it. Any ELExceptions thrown during the call to getValue() must be wrapped in a FacesException and rethrown.

      Returns:
      the required message.

    • setRequiredMessage

      public void setRequiredMessage(String message)

      Override any ValueExpression set for the "requiredMessage" with the literal argument provided to this method. Subsequent calls to getRequiredMessage() will return this value;

      Parameters:
      message - the literal message value to be displayed in the event the user hasn't supplied a value and one is required.

    • getConverterMessage

      public String getConverterMessage()

      If there has been a call to setConverterMessage(java.lang.String) on this instance, return the message. Otherwise, call UIComponent.getValueExpression(java.lang.String) passing the key "converterMessage", get the result of the expression, and return it. Any ELExceptions thrown during the call to getValue() must be wrapped in a FacesException and rethrown.

      Returns:
      the converter message.

    • setConverterMessage

      public void setConverterMessage(String message)

      Override any ValueExpression set for the "converterMessage" with the literal argument provided to this method. Subsequent calls to getConverterMessage() will return this value;

      Parameters:
      message - the literal message value to be displayed in the event conversion fails.

    • getValidatorMessage

      public String getValidatorMessage()

      If there has been a call to setValidatorMessage(java.lang.String) on this instance, return the message. Otherwise, call UIComponent.getValueExpression(java.lang.String) passing the key "validatorMessage", get the result of the expression, and return it. Any ELExceptions thrown during the call to getValue() must be wrapped in a FacesException and rethrown.

      Returns:
      the validator message.

    • setValidatorMessage

      public void setValidatorMessage(String message)

      Override any ValueExpression set for the "validatorMessage" with the literal argument provided to this method. Subsequent calls to getValidatorMessage() will return this value;

      Parameters:
      message - the literal message value to be displayed in the event validation fails.

    • isValid

      public boolean isValid()
      Description copied from interface: EditableValueHolder

      Return a flag indicating whether the local value of this component is valid (no conversion error has occurred).

      Specified by:
      isValid in interface EditableValueHolder
      Returns:
      true if valid, false otherwise.

    • setValid

      public void setValid(boolean valid)
      Description copied from interface: EditableValueHolder

      Set a flag indicating whether the local value of this component is valid (no conversion error has occurred).

      Specified by:
      setValid in interface EditableValueHolder
      Parameters:
      valid - The new valid flag

    • setRequired

      public void setRequired(boolean required)

      Set the "required field" state for this component.

      Specified by:
      setRequired in interface EditableValueHolder
      Parameters:
      required - The new "required field" state

    • isImmediate

      public boolean isImmediate()
      Description copied from interface: EditableValueHolder

      Return the "immediate" state for this component.

      Specified by:
      isImmediate in interface EditableValueHolder
      Returns:
      true if is immediate, false otherwise.

    • setImmediate

      public void setImmediate(boolean immediate)
      Description copied from interface: EditableValueHolder

      Set the "immediate" state for this component. When set to true, the component's value will be converted and validated immediately in the Apply Request Values phase, and ValueChangeEvents will be delivered in that phase as well. The default value for this property must be false.

      Specified by:
      setImmediate in interface EditableValueHolder
      Parameters:
      immediate - The new "immediate" state

    • getValidator

      public MethodBinding getValidator()
      Deprecated.
      getValidators() should be used instead.

      Return a MethodBinding pointing at a method that will be called during Process Validations phase of the request processing lifecycle, to validate the current value of this component.

      Specified by:
      getValidator in interface EditableValueHolder
      Returns:
      the validator as a method binding.

    • setValidator

      public void setValidator(MethodBinding validatorBinding)
      Deprecated.
      Use addValidator(javax.faces.validator.Validator) instead, obtaining the argument Validator by creating an instance of MethodExpressionValidator.

      Set a MethodBinding pointing at a method that will be called during Process Validations phase of the request processing lifecycle, to validate the current value of this component.

      Any method referenced by such an expression must be public, with a return type of void, and accept parameters of type FacesContext, UIComponent, and Object.

      Specified by:
      setValidator in interface EditableValueHolder
      Parameters:
      validatorBinding - The new MethodBinding instance

    • getValueChangeListener

      public MethodBinding getValueChangeListener()
      Description copied from interface: EditableValueHolder

      If EditableValueHolder.setValueChangeListener(javax.faces.el.MethodBinding) was not previously called for this instance, this method must return null. If it was called, this method must return the exact MethodBinding instance that was passed to EditableValueHolder.setValueChangeListener(javax.faces.el.MethodBinding).

      Specified by:
      getValueChangeListener in interface EditableValueHolder
      Returns:
      the value change listener.

    • setValueChangeListener

      public void setValueChangeListener(MethodBinding valueChangeListener)
      Deprecated.
      Use addValueChangeListener(javax.faces.event.ValueChangeListener) instead, obtaining the argument ValueChangeListener by creating an instance of MethodExpressionValueChangeListener.

      Wrap the argument valueChangeMethod in an implementation of ValueChangeListener and store it in the internal data structure that backs the EditableValueHolder.getValueChangeListeners() method, taking care to over-write any instance that was stored by a previous call to setValueChangeListener.

      This argument method will be called during the Process Validations or Apply Request Values phases (depending on the value of the immediate property).

      Any method referenced by such an expression must be public, with a return type of void, and accept a parameter of type ValueChangeEvent.

      Specified by:
      setValueChangeListener in interface EditableValueHolder
      Parameters:
      valueChangeListener - the value change listener.

    • markInitialState

      public void markInitialState()

      In addition to the actions taken in UIOutput when PartialStateHolder.markInitialState() is called, check if any of the installed Validators are PartialStateHolders and if so, call PartialStateHolder.markInitialState() as appropriate.

      Specified by:
      markInitialState in interface PartialStateHolder
      Overrides:
      markInitialState in class UIOutput

    • clearInitialState

      public void clearInitialState()
      Description copied from class: UIComponentBase

      For each of the attached objects on this instance that implement PartialStateHolder, call PartialStateHolder.clearInitialState() on the attached object.

      Specified by:
      clearInitialState in interface PartialStateHolder
      Overrides:
      clearInitialState in class UIOutput

    • processDecodes

      public void processDecodes(FacesContext context)

      Specialized decode behavior on top of that provided by the superclass. In addition to the standard processDecodes behavior inherited from UIComponentBase, calls validate() if the the immediate property is true; if the component is invalid afterwards or a RuntimeException is thrown, calls FacesContext.renderResponse().

      Overrides:
      processDecodes in class UIComponentBase
      Parameters:
      context - FacesContext for the request we are processing
      Throws:
      NullPointerException - if context is null

    • processValidators

      public void processValidators(FacesContext context)

      In addition to the standard processValidators behavior inherited from UIComponentBase, calls validate() if the immediate property is false (which is the default); if the component is invalid afterwards, calls FacesContext.renderResponse(). To ensure the PostValidateEvent is published at the proper time, this component must be validated first, followed by the component's children and facets. If a RuntimeException is thrown during validation processing, calls FacesContext.renderResponse() and re-throw the exception.

      Overrides:
      processValidators in class UIComponentBase
      Parameters:
      context - FacesContext for the request we are processing
      Throws:
      NullPointerException - if context is null
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    • processUpdates

      public void processUpdates(FacesContext context)

      In addition to the standard processUpdates behavior inherited from UIComponentBase, calls updateModel(). If the component is invalid afterwards, calls FacesContext.renderResponse(). If a RuntimeException is thrown during update processing, calls FacesContext.renderResponse() and re-throw the exception.

      Overrides:
      processUpdates in class UIComponentBase
      Parameters:
      context - FacesContext for the request we are processing
      Throws:
      NullPointerException - if context is null

    • decode

      public void decode(FacesContext context)
      Description copied from class: UIComponent

      Decode any new state of this UIComponent from the request contained in the specified FacesContext, and store this state as needed.

      During decoding, events may be enqueued for later processing (by event listeners who have registered an interest), by calling queueEvent().

      Overrides:
      decode in class UIComponentBase
      Parameters:
      context - FacesContext for the request we are processing
      Throws:
      NullPointerException - if context is null

    • updateModel

      public void updateModel(FacesContext context)

      Perform the following algorithm to update the model data associated with this UIInput, if any, as appropriate.

      Parameters:
      context - FacesContext for the request we are processing
      Throws:
      NullPointerException - if context is null

    • validate

      public void validate(FacesContext context)

      Perform the following algorithm to validate the local value of this UIInput.

      • Retrieve the submitted value with getSubmittedValue(). If this returns null, and the value of the ALWAYS_PERFORM_VALIDATION_WHEN_REQUIRED_IS_TRUE context-param is true (ignoring case), examine the value of the "required" property. If the value of "required" is true, continue as below. If the value of "required" is false or the required attribute is not set, exit without further processing. If the context-param is not set, or is set to false (ignoring case), exit without further processing. (This indicates that no value was submitted for this component.)
      • If the javax.faces.INTERPRET_EMPTY_STRING_SUBMITTED_VALUES_AS_NULL context parameter value is true (ignoring case), and getSubmittedValue() returns a zero-length String call setSubmittedValue(java.lang.Object), passing null as the argument and continue processing using null as the current submitted value.
      • Convert the submitted value into a "local value" of the appropriate data type by calling getConvertedValue(javax.faces.context.FacesContext, java.lang.Object).
      • If conversion fails:
        • Enqueue an appropriate error message by calling the addMessage() method on the FacesContext.
        • Set the valid property on this component to false
      • Validate the property by calling validateValue(javax.faces.context.FacesContext, java.lang.Object).
      • If the valid property of this component is still true, retrieve the previous value of the component (with getValue()), store the new local value using setValue(), and reset the submitted value to null with a call to setSubmittedValue(java.lang.Object) passing null as the argument. If the local value is different from the previous value of this component, as determined by a call to compareValues(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object), fire a ValueChangeEvent to be broadcast to all interested listeners.

      Application components implementing UIInput that wish to perform validation with logic embedded in the component should perform their own correctness checks, and then call the super.validate() method to perform the standard processing described above.

      Parameters:
      context - The FacesContext for the current request
      Throws:
      NullPointerException - if context is null

    • getConvertedValue

      protected Object getConvertedValue(FacesContext context, Object newSubmittedValue) throws ConverterException

      Convert the submitted value into a "local value" of the appropriate data type, if necessary. Employ the following algorithm to do so:

      • If a Renderer is present, call getConvertedValue() to convert the submitted value.
      • If no Renderer is present, and the submitted value is a String, locate a Converter as follows:
        • If getConverter() returns a non-null Converter, use that instance.
        • Otherwise, if a value binding for value exists, call getType() on it.
          • If this call returns null, assume the output type is String and perform no conversion.
          • Otherwise, call Application.createConverter(Class) to locate any registered Converter capable of converting data values of the specified type.
      • If a Converter instance was located, call its getAsObject() method to perform the conversion. If conversion fails, the Converter will have thrown a ConverterException which is declared as a checked exception on this method, and thus must be handled by the caller.
      • Otherwise, use the submitted value without any conversion

      This method can be overridden by subclasses for more specific behavior.

      Parameters:
      context - the Faces context.
      newSubmittedValue - the new submitted value.
      Returns:
      the converted value.
      Throws:
      ConverterException

    • validateValue

      protected void validateValue(FacesContext context, Object newValue)

      Set the "valid" property according to the below algorithm.

      • If the valid property on this component is still true, and the required property is also true, ensure that the local value is not empty (where "empty" is defined as null or a zero-length String). If the local value is empty:

      • Otherwise, if the valid property on this component is still true, take the following action to determine if validation of this component should proceed.

        • If the value is not empty, validation should proceed.

        • If the value is empty, but the system has been directed to validate empty fields, validation should proceed. The implementation must obtain the init parameter Map from the ExternalContext and inspect the value for the key given by the value of the symbolic constant VALIDATE_EMPTY_FIELDS_PARAM_NAME. If there is no value under that key, use the same key and look in the application map from the ExternalContext. If the value is null or equal to the string “auto” (without the quotes) take appropriate action to determine if Bean Validation is present in the runtime environment. If not, validation should not proceed. If so, validation should proceed. If the value is equal (ignoring case) to “true” (without the quotes) validation should proceed. Otherwise, validation should not proceed.

        If the above determination indicates that validation should proceed, call the validate() method of each Validator registered for this UIInput, followed by the method pointed at by the validatorBinding property (if any). If any of these validators or the method throws a ValidatorException, catch the exception, add its message (if any) to the FacesContext, and set the valid property of this component to false.

      Parameters:
      context - the Faces context.
      newValue - the new value.

    • compareValues

      protected boolean compareValues(Object previous, Object value)

      Return true if the new value is different from the previous value. First compare the two values by passing value to the equals method on argument previous. If that method returns true, return true. If that method returns false, and both arguments implement java.lang.Comparable, compare the two values by passing value to the compareTo method on argument previous. Return true if this method returns 0, false otherwise.

      Parameters:
      previous - old value of this component (if any)
      value - new value of this component (if any)
      Returns:
      true if the new value is different from the previous value, false otherwise.

    • isEmpty

      public static boolean isEmpty(Object value)

      Is the value denoting an empty value.

      If the value is null, return true. If the value is a String and it is the empty string, return true. If the value is an array and the array length is 0, return true. If the value is a List and the List is empty, return true. If the value is a Collection and the Collection is empty, return true. If the value is a Map and the Map is empty, return true. In all other cases, return false.

      Parameters:
      value - the value to check.
      Returns:
      true if it is, false otherwise.

    • addValidator

      public void addValidator(Validator validator)

      Add a Validator instance to the set associated with this UIInput.

      Specified by:
      addValidator in interface EditableValueHolder
      Parameters:
      validator - The Validator to add
      Throws:
      NullPointerException - if validator is null

    • getValidators

      public Validator[] getValidators()

      Return the set of registered Validators for this UIInput instance. If there are no registered validators, a zero-length array is returned.

      Specified by:
      getValidators in interface EditableValueHolder
      Returns:
      the validators, or a zero-length array.

    • removeValidator

      public void removeValidator(Validator validator)

      Remove a Validator instance from the set associated with this UIInput, if it was previously associated. Otherwise, do nothing.

      Specified by:
      removeValidator in interface EditableValueHolder
      Parameters:
      validator - The Validator to remove

    • addValueChangeListener

      public void addValueChangeListener(ValueChangeListener listener)

      Add a new ValueChangeListener to the set of listeners interested in being notified when ValueChangeEvents occur.

      Specified by:
      addValueChangeListener in interface EditableValueHolder
      Parameters:
      listener - The ValueChangeListener to be added
      Throws:
      NullPointerException - if listener is null

    • getValueChangeListeners

      public ValueChangeListener[] getValueChangeListeners()

      Return the set of registered ValueChangeListeners for this UIInput instance. If there are no registered listeners, a zero-length array is returned.

      Specified by:
      getValueChangeListeners in interface EditableValueHolder
      Returns:
      the value change listeners, or a zero-length array.

    • removeValueChangeListener

      public void removeValueChangeListener(ValueChangeListener listener)

      Remove an existing ValueChangeListener (if any) from the set of listeners interested in being notified when ValueChangeEvents occur.

      Specified by:
      removeValueChangeListener in interface EditableValueHolder
      Parameters:
      listener - The ValueChangeListener to be removed
      Throws:
      NullPointerException - if listener is null

    • saveState

      public Object saveState(FacesContext context)
      Description copied from interface: StateHolder

      Gets the state of the instance as a Serializable Object.

      If the class that implements this interface has references to instances that implement StateHolder (such as a UIComponent with event handlers, validators, etc.) this method must call the StateHolder.saveState(javax.faces.context.FacesContext) method on all those instances as well. This method must not save the state of children and facets. That is done via the StateManager

      This method must not alter the state of the implementing object. In other words, after executing this code:

      
 Object state = component.saveState(facesContext);

      component should be the same as before executing it.

      The return from this method must be Serializable

      Specified by:
      saveState in interface StateHolder
      Overrides:
      saveState in class UIOutput
      Parameters:
      context - the Faces context.
      Returns:
      the saved state.

    • restoreState

      public void restoreState(FacesContext context, Object state)
      Description copied from interface: StateHolder

      Perform any processing required to restore the state from the entries in the state Object.

      If the class that implements this interface has references to instances that also implement StateHolder (such as a UIComponent with event handlers, validators, etc.) this method must call the StateHolder.restoreState(javax.faces.context.FacesContext, java.lang.Object) method on all those instances as well.

      If the state argument is null, take no action and return.

      Specified by:
      restoreState in interface StateHolder
      Overrides:
      restoreState in class UIOutput
      Parameters:
      context - the Faces context.
      state - the state.