Calling JSF managed bean method with arguments in jQuery

Question

I am using JSF to build a site. I have included jQuery Gritter (Growl) notification on my home page. Is it possible to call a managed bean method inside the before_clo

Answer 1

Your current attempt merely interprets the given EL expression as a value expression and just prints its result immediately during producing the HTML output with the JS code embedded. It's like as if you're using . This is indeed not going to work.

The functional requirement is however understood. The standard JSF API does not offer a ready-to-use solution for this. If you want to stick to standard JSF API, your best bet is to create a hidden form with a hidden command link which you trigger using JavaScript.

Basically,

with

$("[id='form:id']").val(#{p.notificationID});    
$("[id='form:command']").click();

However, this is pretty clumsy. Consider looking for a 3rd party JSF component or even utility library to achieve the requirement anyway. The JSF utility library OmniFaces has the component for this. See also its showcase page.

with

set0ToGrowlToShow(#{p.notificationID});

(please note that this is set as HTTP request parameter, not as action method argument)

The JSF component library PrimeFaces has the for this which is much similar to . See also its showcase page. Even more, PrimeFaces has a ready-to-use component which does essentially the same as your jQuery plugin! See also its showcase page. Instead of your whole jQuery thing you can just do:

and feed it with messages by

facesContext.addMessage(null, message);

See also:

• How to invoke a JSF managed bean on a HTML DOM event using native JavaScript?
• How to pass JavaScript variables as parameters to JSF action method?