JSF and Apache MyFaces in Action - ApacheCon

Changing the lifecycle (1)
• immediate property
• UICommand components:
• action is called immediately. No validation or model update.
• Use it for a cancel button
• UIInput components:
• components value will be validated and converted in Apply Request
Values
• a ValueChangeEvent is generated and it’s listener is called after”Apply
Request Values”
• calling facesContext.renderResponse() inside a ValueChangeListener
go to “RenderResponse”
• No conversion and validation of other (non immediate) components!
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