Hello all,
We've come across an issue while trying to modify the
javax.faces.SEPARATOR_CHAR - changing it to a non-colon character seems to
break h:commandLink actions. For example, with the separator character set
to a hyphen "-", the following navigation does not work (the output link
just triggers a refresh):
<f:view>
<h:form>
<h:commandLink id="link" action="toLink.html">
<h:outputText value="Link" />
</h:commandLink>
</h:form>
</f:view>
This can be observed in MyFaces 2.0.21, 2.1.15, and 2.2.4. A workaround is
to enable the context parameter
org.apache.myfaces.RENDER_FORM_SUBMIT_SCRIPT_INLINE, however that parameter
has been removed in the 2.2 branch. (It's also not a particularly
desirable workaround.) The issue here seems to stem from the oamSubmit.js
script; in that file there is a call
myfaces.oam.setHiddenInput(formName, formName + ':' + '_idcl', linkId);
which explicitly passes uses a colon separator character. In
HtmlRendendererUtils.getHiddenCommandLinkFieldname, however, we have
return formInfo.getFormName() + UINamingContainer.getSeparatorChar
(FacesContext.getCurrentInstance())+ HIDDEN_COMMANDLINK_FIELD_NAME;
which will cause the wrong hidden field name to be searched, and the broken
actions seen here.
Is this a bug, or just an accepted limitation of javax.faces.SEPARATOR_CHAR
use? Thanks for any feedback!
Bill Lucy
IBM RTP WebSphere
wtl...@us.ibm.com
