PrimeFaces: conditional update on validation

Question

Is it possible to conditionally update JSF components only when validation succeeds?

I would like to be able to do something like

Answer 1

I don't think the message suggestion necessarily answers the question asked. Suppose he wants to update something OTHER than a message?

I've not tried this myself, but another approach that might work is to use remotecommand.

Note, this would necessitate another round-trip to the server and thus performance is a consideration.