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Shiva RajendranShiva Rajendran 

Facing strange behaviour on passing parameter to apex using actionFunction through javascript

The js code that call the apex function is 
function validate()
{
    //  alert("here");
     username=j$('[id$=email]').val();
    
        alert("here ");

    password=j$('[id$=pass]').val();
    // alert(username + "  " +password);
    
 if((username=='') || (password==''))
     {
      document.getElementById("hello").innerHTML="username or password is null";
      return false;   
         }
             
  
   var result= apiToolKitToGetAllCustUser();
    if(result==1)
        {
  alert("in result 1");
            pageRedirectAF(2); // it is the vf actionFunction
             
         }   
            return false;
    }

The vf page code is as follows
 
<button type="submit" class="btn btn-default" onclick="return validate();">login</button>
      <apex:actionFunction action="{!pageRedirectFn}" name="pageRedirectAF">
            <apex:param name="pageData" id="pageData" value="3" assignTo="{!pageData}"/>

     </apex:actionFunction>

Apex Code is as follows :
 
public class custLogin_CC {
    
    public String username{get;set;}
    public String password{get;set;}
    List<CustomUser__c> allUsers{get;set;}
    public Integer pageData{get;set;}
    
    public custLogin_CC()
    {
        
        allUsers=[select Mid__c,password__c,userEmail__c,userName__c from CustomUser__c];
        //pageData=2; if i uncomment this ,it works strangely
        
        
    }
    
    public PageReference pageRedirectFn()
    {
                PageReference pg=null;
           String s= system.CurrentPageReference().getParameters().get('pageData');
                System.debug('pageredirect function called '+ pageData +'   ss ' + s);

        if(pageData==1)
                        pg=new PageReference('/apex/IF_AllQuestionPage_Vf');
        else
                                    pg=new PageReference('/apex/IF_createQuestion_Vf');

        return pg;
        

            
    }
}

Inside constructor in apex class , at line number 12 , if i uncomment the code , the pageData is always 2 at  the pageRedirectFn function. If i comment that line ,then things are working fine.IThe value i pass through the js is auto assigned to the pageData. I want to know if pageData(ie the param variable in vf) shouldn't be initialised if used in param?
I just need to know why it behaves in this way?

Thanks and Regards,
Shiva RV

 
Best Answer chosen by Shiva Rajendran
Arun_KharbArun_Kharb
Hi Shiva,
Everything looks good to me except your action function.
Use a rerender attribute in your action function like this. Rerender is an important part for proper callback.
apex:actionFunction action="{!pageRedirectFn}" name="pageRedirectAF" rerender="YOUR_COMPONENT_ID">
            <apex:param name="pageData" id="pageData" value="3" assignTo="{!pageData}"/>

     </apex:actionFunction>
FYR - http://www.jitendrazaa.com/blog/salesforce/passing-parameter-in-actionfunction-in-visualforce/

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Arun_KharbArun_Kharb
Hi Shiva,
Everything looks good to me except your action function.
Use a rerender attribute in your action function like this. Rerender is an important part for proper callback.
apex:actionFunction action="{!pageRedirectFn}" name="pageRedirectAF" rerender="YOUR_COMPONENT_ID">
            <apex:param name="pageData" id="pageData" value="3" assignTo="{!pageData}"/>

     </apex:actionFunction>
FYR - http://www.jitendrazaa.com/blog/salesforce/passing-parameter-in-actionfunction-in-visualforce/

Please mark this as solution by selecting it as best answer if this solves your problem, So that if anyone has this issue this post can help.
 
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Shiva RajendranShiva Rajendran
Hi Arun ,
sorry for the delayed replay.yes it worked after i gave rerender.
Thanks and Regards,
Shiva RV