[jsr-314-open] h:outputScript doesn't work inside composite components

[David Geary]

2009/5/11 Kito Mann <kito.mann at virtua.com>

> David, you may want to file this as a feature request for 2.0 maintenance
> or 2.1. It should be possible to associate a resource request with a
> particular view id and component.


Good idea, Kito. I agree that it should be possible, and if so, we should
probably do it.


david


>
>
> On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 10:54 AM, Ryan Lubke <Ryan.Lubke at sun.com> wrote:
>
>> On 5/11/09 7:40 AM, David Geary wrote:
>>
>>> I have a login composite component that looks like this:
>>>
>>> <composite:interface>...</composite:interface>
>>> ...
>>> <composite:implementation>
>>> <script type="text/javascript">
>>>                function checkForm(form) {
>>>                  var name = form['#{cc.clientId}:name'].value;
>>>                  var pwd = form['#{cc.clientId}:password'].value;
>>>
>>>                  if (name == "" || pwd == "") {
>>>                    alert("Please enter name and password.");
>>>                    return false;
>>>                  }
>>>                  return true;
>>>                }
>>> </script>
>>>  ...
>>> </composite:implementation>
>>>
>>> I have components with "name" and "password" component ids in a form in
>>> the ... part of the implementation. That works fine.
>>>
>>> However, if I pull the JS out into its own file, and do this:
>>>
>>> <composite:interface>...</composite:interface>
>>> ...
>>> <composite:implementation>
>>> <h:outputScript library="components/login" name="login.js"/>
>>>  ...
>>> </composite:implementation>
>>>
>>> h:outputScript puts the JS in the page, but the JS no longer works
>>> because the expression cc.clientId evaluates to an empty string.
>>>
>>> That's a bug, is it not?
>>>
>> No, I don't believe it is.  The javascript file will be served in a
>> separate request.  There is no way to determine the
>> component at that time.
>>
>> I haven't tried it, but I wonder if the flash could be used here?
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> david
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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