Jsf calling bean method from input text when pressing enter

Question

JSF 2.0, Mojarra 2.0.1, PrimeFaces 3.4.1

Here is a p:inputText component which is expected to call a backing bean method when the enter key is

Answer 1

This is the way how onchange event works in HTML. It is happening when text in input element is changed, but is fired when component loses focus (in your case that is the moment when you click somewhere else in the page).

You can define p:remoteCommand for test method and just write:

<p:remoteCommand name="test" actionListener="#{statusBean.test}"/>
<p:inputText id="commentInput" rendered="#{status.haveComment}" 
  value="#{statusBean.newComment}"
  onkeypress="if (event.keyCode == 13) { test(); return false; }"/>

and in backing bean:

public void test() {
 System.out.println("Pressed enter!");
}