selectOneMenu state inconsistent

[Rob Decker <ro...@objectsource.org>]

I have a h:form that contains a h:selectOneMenu, and 2 inputCalendar components. The 
selectOneMenu specifies whether to enter a date that is ON, SINCE or BETWEEN. When 
BETWEEN is selected I use javascript to show the second inputCalendar, otherwise it is 
hidden.

The problem occurs when there is a conversion error with the inputCalendar and the 
selected date qualifier was BETWEEN. After the conversion error, the browser shows 
BETWEEN in the selectOneMenu but the source shows ON (the default) selected and so 
does my backing bean.

If I set immediate="true" on the selectOneMenu, after the conversion error the browser 
shows BETWEEN in the selectOneMenu, the source show BETWEEN selected but my backing 
bean has ON. The weird thing about that is that the selectOneMenu has the backing as 
it's value.

I need a way to determine if the selectOneMenu is showing BETWEEN so I can show the 
second inputCalendar.

It seems like JSF is storing the state in the renderer until conversion/validation is 
complete so how do I access that state? 

--
Rob

@objectsource.org