How to get component id in jsp

[Galen Dunkleberger <ga...@gmail.com>]

Is there a good way to pull the client id of a particular component in
the jsp? What I'm trying to do is pass the id to javascript calls. I
know how to figure out the id manually but is would be nice to be able
to do something like this...

<h:someComponent 
onclick="somejavascriptcall('<%=someothercomponent.getClientId()%>')"
/>

Anyone have any ideas how this might work?
                                                     Thanks,
                                                         Galen

Re: How to get component id in jsp

[Heath Borders <he...@gmail.com>]

The component is called <j4j:idProxy />
 You use it like this:
 <h:inputText>
<j4j:idProxy id="myInput" />
</h:inputText>
 Then, you get your component in javascript like this:
document.getElementById(document.getElementById('myInput').title);
 We are using this tag all over our app because we needed a solution to the 
problem long before forceId came around. As some point, hopefully we will 
convert ourselves over to forceId.

 On 4/13/05, Stefan Langer <my...@bettsockentraeger.de> wrote: 
> 
> Galen Dunkleberger wrote:
> 
> >Is there a good way to pull the client id of a particular component in
> >the jsp? What I'm trying to do is pass the id to javascript calls. I
> >know how to figure out the id manually but is would be nice to be able
> >to do something like this...
> >
> ><h:someComponent
> >onclick="somejavascriptcall('<%=someothercomponent.getClientId()%>')"
> >/>
> >
> >Anyone have any ideas how this might work?
> > Thanks,
> > Galen
> >
> >
> A while back I found a component from someone else on jsfcentral.com<http://jsfcentral.com>
> that provides a proxytag for ids. I think it was call javascriptproxy
> but I'm not sure and can't seem to find it at the moment. Basically it
> provides a tag that can retrieve the id and assigns it to a defined
> javascript variable. The nice thing about it, it can be used with
> standard components also. The bad thing: more writing and it isn't as
> nicely integrated as forceid is.
> Maybe myfaces could provide some component like this for means of
> providing ids for standard components.
> 
> Regards
> Stefan
> 
> 


-- 
-Heath Borders-Wing
hborders@mail.win.org

Re: How to get component id in jsp

[Stefan Langer <my...@bettsockentraeger.de>]

Galen Dunkleberger wrote:

>Is there a good way to pull the client id of a particular component in
>the jsp? What I'm trying to do is pass the id to javascript calls. I
>know how to figure out the id manually but is would be nice to be able
>to do something like this...
>
><h:someComponent 
>onclick="somejavascriptcall('<%=someothercomponent.getClientId()%>')"
>/>
>
>Anyone have any ideas how this might work?
>                                                     Thanks,
>                                                         Galen
>  
>
A while back I found a component from someone else on jsfcentral.com 
that provides a proxytag for ids. I think it was call javascriptproxy 
but I'm not sure and can't seem to find it at the moment. Basically it 
provides a tag that can retrieve the id and assigns it to a defined 
javascript variable. The nice thing about it, it can be used with 
standard components also. The bad thing: more writing and it isn't as 
nicely integrated as forceid is.
Maybe myfaces could provide some component like this for means of 
providing ids for standard components.

Regards
Stefan

Re: How to get component id in jsp

[Sean Schofield <se...@gmail.com>]

Take a look at forceId as Heath suggests.  I basically wrote it for
just such occassions.  If you are writing a custom component there is
the option of having the component/renderer generate the javascript in
which case you would know the id.  Take a look at the archives for
discussions on forceId for some of the lively debate we had on this
topic.  There are pros and cons to each approach.

sean

On Apr 12, 2005 10:42 AM, Heath Borders <he...@gmail.com> wrote:
> If you're using the extendd component set for your component, you can use
> the forceId attribute, which will make the clientId equal to the id. 
>   
> However, if that's not an option the easiest way would probably be just to
> do a component-binding for the component whose clientId you need, and then
> expose the clientId wit a getter.
> 
>  
>  
> On Apr 12, 2005 9:35 AM, Galen Dunkleberger <ga...@gmail.com>
> wrote: 
> > Is there a good way to pull the client id of a particular component in
> > the jsp? What I'm trying to do is pass the id to javascript calls. I
> > know how to figure out the id manually but is would be nice to be able
> > to do something like this...
> > 
> > <h:someComponent
> >
> onclick="somejavascriptcall('<%=someothercomponent.getClientId()%>')"
> > />
> > 
> > Anyone have any ideas how this might work?
> >                                                    
> Thanks,
> >                                                        
> Galen
> > 
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> -Heath Borders-Wing
> hborders@mail.win.org

Re: How to get component id in jsp

[Heath Borders <he...@gmail.com>]

If you're using the extendd component set for your component, you can use 
the forceId attribute, which will make the clientId equal to the id.
 However, if that's not an option the easiest way would probably be just to 
do a component-binding for the component whose clientId you need, and then 
expose the clientId wit a getter.

 On Apr 12, 2005 9:35 AM, Galen Dunkleberger <ga...@gmail.com> 
wrote: 
> 
> Is there a good way to pull the client id of a particular component in
> the jsp? What I'm trying to do is pass the id to javascript calls. I
> know how to figure out the id manually but is would be nice to be able
> to do something like this...
> 
> <h:someComponent
> onclick="somejavascriptcall('<%=someothercomponent.getClientId()%>')"
> />
> 
> Anyone have any ideas how this might work?
> Thanks,
> Galen
> 



-- 
-Heath Borders-Wing
hborders@mail.win.org