Re: [jsr-314-open-mirror] [jsr-314-open] [2.1 Spec Review] Pre/PostValidateEvent publishing conditions

The following text was added to the Pre/PostValdiateEvent API doc: When an instance of this event is passed to > SystemEventListener.processEvent(javax.faces.event.SystemEvent) or > ComponentSystemEventListener.processEvent(javax.faces.event.ComponentSystemEvent), > the listener implementation may assume that the source of this event > instance is the UIComponent instance that is that has just been validated. > > Note that iterating components such as UIData, and form components such as > UIForm must publish this event after processing their children nodes in > UIComponent.processValidators(javax.faces.context.FacesContext). > Does this mean that only input, UIData and UIForm components will deliver these events?

If so, some concerns about this: 1. Mojarra 2.0 delivered these events for all components. 2. The Mojarra trunk still does this (see UIComponentBase.processValidators()). 3. This prevents mutti-component validation where a listener is registered on an arbitrary ancestor component. For an example of #3, see the "Multi-Component Validation" section of Core JavaServer Faces, 3rd ed: http://my.safaribooksonline.com/9780137013968/331#X2ludGVybmFsX0ZsYXNoUmV... Note that the PostValidateEvent listener is registered on an h:panelGrid. With the new addition to the specification, it seems that this is no longer supported.

Andy