研究了如何编写自定义转换器后,这里是解决方案。
1.创建一个实现javax.faces.convert.Converter;的Java Class
public class ProjectConverter implements Converter{
@EJB
DocumentSBean sBean;
public ProjectConverter(){
}
public Object getAsObject(FacesContext context, UIComponent component, String value){
return sBean.getProjectById(value);
//If u look below, I convert the object into a unique string, which is its id.
//Therefore, I just need to write a method that query the object back from the
//database if given a id. getProjectById, is a method inside my Session Bean that
//does what I just described
}
public String getAsString(FacesContext context, UIComponent component, Object value)
{
return ((Project) value).getId().toString(); //--> convert to a unique string.
}
}
2。在faces-config.xml注册您的自定义转换器
<converter>
<converter-id>projectConverter</converter-id>
<converter-class>org.xdrawing.converter.ProjectConverter</converter-class>
</converter>
3。所以现在在 Primefaces 组件中,你只需执行converter="projectConverter"。注意projectConverter 是我刚刚创建的<convert-id>。所以为了解决我上面的问题,我这样做:
<p:pickList converter="projectConverter" value="#{bean.projects}" var="project"
itemLabel="#{project.name}" itemValue="#{project}">