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JSF phases/lifecycle cheatsheet

  • fc = FacesContext
  • vh = ViewHandler
  • in = UIInput
  • rq = HttpServletRequest
  • id = in.getClientId(fc);
1 RESTORE_VIEW
String viewId = rq.getServletPath();
fc.setViewRoot(vh.createView(fc, viewId));
2 APPLY_REQUEST_VALUES
in.setSubmittedValue(rq.getParameter(id));
3 PROCESS_VALIDATIONS
Object value = in.getSubmittedValue();
try {
   value = in.getConvertedValue(fc, value);
   for (Validator v : in.getValidators())
      v.validate(fc, in, value);
   }
   in.setSubmittedValue(null);
   in.setValue(value);
} catch (ConverterException
   | ValidatorException e) {
   fc.addMessage(id, e.getFacesMessage());
   fc.validationFailed(); // Skips phases 4+5.
   in.setValid(false);
}
4 UPDATE_MODEL_VALUES
bean.setProperty(in.getValue());
5 INVOKE_APPLICATION
bean.submit();
6 RENDER_RESPONSE
vh.renderView(fc, fc.getViewRoot());
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