Show/hide another input fields using h:selectBooleanCheckbox

Question

I am using JSF2 and Java to build a web application. I want to build a form like the one at the picture below:

When somebody unchecks the checkbox the form should disappear:

Here is an example with gwt.

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So far, I tried some stuff with the <f:ajax> tag and an PropertyActionListener in the managedBean but it didn't work. Can somebody give me an example or at least some hints to accomplish my goal. I would be really thankfull

Answer 1

Use <f:ajax render="idOfPanelContainingInputFields"> in the checkbox and give the component containing the input fields a rendered attribute which depends on the checkbox's state. No need for another JS code clutter.

<h:form>
    <fieldset>
        <legend>
            <h:selectBooleanCheckbox binding="#{showUserInfo}">
                <f:ajax render="idOfPanelContainingTextBox" />
            </h:selectBooleanCheckbox>
            <h:outputText value="User information" />
        </legend>
        <h:panelGroup id="idOfPanelContainingTextBox" layout="block">
            <ui:fragment rendered="#{not empty showUserInfo.value and showUserInfo.value}">
                <p>
                    <h:outputLabel for="firstName" value="First name:" />
                    <h:inputText id="firstName" value="#{bean.user.firstName}" />
                </p>
            </ui:fragment>
        </h:panelGroup>
    </fieldset>
</h:form>

The above example binds the checkbox to the view, you can of course also bind it to a boolean bean property, you can then remove the not empty check from the rendered attribute.

            <h:selectBooleanCheckbox value="#{bean.showUserInfo}">

...

            <ui:fragment rendered="#{bean.showUserInfo}">

See also:

• How to find out client ID of component for ajax update/render? Cannot find component with expression "foo" referenced from "bar"
• Why do I need to nest a component with rendered="#{some}" in another component when I want to ajax-update it?