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Calling javascript from a JSFF page

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552521 May 15, 2009 7:12 AM
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When a JSFF page loads, I want to call a javascript method, if I was going to do this with a HTML page, I would call <body onLoad="myMethod">. But JSFF doesn't have a body tag.

Does anyone know how I would go about doing this?
  • 1. Re: Calling javascript from a JSFF page
    Frank Nimphius Employee ACE
    Frank Nimphius May 15, 2009 8:21 AM (in response to 552521)
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    Gareth,

    sorry, forgot to call you back on this issue. I tried to find a related OTN post, but failed. Anway, I think the solution herein was to add the

    <script></script> tag to the fragment page so it got loaded when the fragment rendered

    Frank
  • 2. Re: Calling javascript from a JSFF page
    487442 Expert
    487442 May 15, 2009 8:36 AM (in response to Frank Nimphius)
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    Hi,

    I highly suggest using ExtendedRenderKit.sendScript instead, you could call that in a managed bean based on some condition or by binding the root component of your fragment in the setter method for example.


    ~ Simon
  • 3. Re: Calling javascript from a JSFF page
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    677781 May 15, 2009 12:10 PM (in response to 552521)
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    try this, 
    <jsp:root xmlns:jsp="http://java.sun.com/JSP/Page" version="2.1"
          xmlns:af="http://xmlns.oracle.com/adf/faces/rich"
          xmlns:f="http://java.sun.com/jsf/core">

  <f:verbatim>
                <![CDATA[
                        <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript" src="js/myJavascript.js"></script>
                        <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
                        </script>
                ]]>
        
     </f:verbatim>  
 <af:panelGroupLayout binding="#{backing_SubPage.employeeGroupLayout}"
                             id="employeeGroupLayout">
</jsp:root>
  • 4. Re: Calling javascript from a JSFF page
    552521 Newbie
    552521 May 19, 2009 3:39 AM (in response to 677781)
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    Thanks for the reply. The problem is that when the fragment is first loaded (the fragment is in a taskflow and is the final step), the javascript is never loaded. I need to do a full page refresh for the javascript to be inserted into the html source. Do you know how to get around this problem?
  • 5. Re: Calling javascript from a JSFF page
    552521 Newbie
    552521 May 20, 2009 6:30 AM (in response to 552521)
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    Any ideas?
  • 6. Re: Calling javascript from a JSFF page
    629225 Newbie
    629225 May 21, 2009 4:43 PM (in response to 552521)
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  • 7. Re: Calling javascript from a JSFF page
    677781 Explorer
    677781 May 21, 2009 4:46 PM (in response to 552521)
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    Hi GarethH,

    Can you please email me a test workspace re-producing the problem, assuming your question is still not answered...

    simplyadf at gmail dot com,

    thanks,
    simplyadf
  • 8. Re: Calling javascript from a JSFF page
    552521 Newbie
    552521 May 22, 2009 2:52 AM (in response to 677781)
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    Email sent:

    I have attached a test project. Although the .NET control will not load (I have not included a test DLL), you will see that after clicking “Next” in the first fragment, the second fragment will not insert the javascript or object tag in the mark-up.
  • 9. Re: Calling javascript from a JSFF page
    677781 Explorer
    677781 May 22, 2009 8:28 AM (in response to 552521)
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    Hello GarethH,

    I just replied back to your email with modified test work space , which I think what you are looking for

    let me know how it goes on,

    thanks,
    simplyadf
  • 10. Re: Calling javascript from a JSFF page
    434563 Newbie
    434563 May 29, 2009 6:00 AM (in response to 677781)
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    Could you please publish the fix for this problem, we facing the same problem
  • 11. Re: Calling javascript from a JSFF page
    552521 Newbie
    552521 May 29, 2009 6:08 AM (in response to 434563)
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    In the task flow, add a method call. The method is below and "fixed-outcome" should be the the fragment that you wish to navigate to.
        public void callMyJavaScriptFunction() {

        System.out.println("this method will call javascript function from backing bean");
        StringBuffer script = new StringBuffer();
        ExtendedRenderKitService service =
            (ExtendedRenderKitService)Service.getRenderKitService(FacesContext.getCurrentInstance(),
                                                                  ExtendedRenderKitService.class);

        script.append("alertMePlease()");
        service.addScript(FacesContext.getCurrentInstance(),
                          script.toString());

    }
    "alertMePlease()" is the javascript method that is located on your main page that you want to call.
  • 12. Re: Calling javascript from a JSFF page
    587981 Newbie
    587981 Mar 8, 2011 8:33 AM (in response to 552521)
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    Thanks for the above response. What if the above JavaScript function requires input parameters? How can we pass the parameters to the JavaScript function in above use case?

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