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Pranav_VaidyaPranav_Vaidya 

Apex actionfunction does not retain value

Hi,

 

Below is my VF page and Controller class code. I have a look-up field on my VF page. I type in city name and click on Add. I have java script function (I think it is AJAX) which shows this value on Apex InputTextArea. Everything works except that the selected value appears on the InputTextArea control and disappears. I am suspecting something to do with page refresh but not sure.

I have highlighted the important blocks of code.

 

Any help is much appreciated. Thanks in advance.

 

VF Page-

<apex:page standardController="Leg__c"  extensions="TripLegsGroupBookController" recordSetVar="Leg__c" tabStyle="Leg__c">
 
 <apex:pageblock title="Group book legs">
  <apex:form id="mForm" >
    <script type="text/javascript"> 
      function doSave(sname) { 
        CityName(document.getElementById(sname).value); 
      } 
    </script>

    <apex:actionFunction name="CityName" action="{!ReadCityNames}" rerender="SelctCity">
      <apex:param name="CityNames" value="" assignTo="{!stcityName}" />
    </apex:actionFunction>
  
    <apex:pageblockSection columns="2">
       <apex:pageblockSectionItem >
          <apex:outputLabel value="City travelling:"/>      
          <apex:outputPanel >       
            <apex:inputField id="TravelCity" value="{!GroupLeg.To_City__c}"  />
            <apex:commandLink value="Add" onclick="doSave('{!$Component.TravelCity}')"/>
          </apex:outputPanel> 
       </apex:pageblockSectionItem>
       <apex:pageblockSectionItem >
          <apex:outputLabel value="Selected city/ies:"/>      
          <apex:outputPanel id="SelctCity">       
            <apex:inputtextarea id="SelCity" value="{!stcityName}"/>
          </apex:outputPanel> 
       </apex:pageblockSectionItem>
    </apex:pageBlockSection>           
  </apex:form>
  </apex:pageblock>

</apex:page>

 

Controller class

Public class TripLegsGroupBookController{
   Private final Leg__c myTripLeg;
   Public String stCityName{get; set;}
   public String TCity{get; set;}  
   
   Public TripLegsGroupBookController(ApexPages.StandardSetController LegStdController){
    this.myTripLeg=(Leg__c) LegStdController.getRecord();
   }
//************************************   
   Public Leg__c getGroupLeg(){    
     Return myTripLeg;
   }
//************************************   
   Public PageReference ReadCityNames(){
     stcityName=TCity + ', ' + Apexpages.currentpage().getParameters().get('CityNames');
     TCity=stcityName;
     return null;   
   }  
//************************************   
   Public String getTCity(){
     return stcityName;
   }
//************************************   
   Public String getstcityName(){
     return stcityName;
   }      
}

cloudmaniacloudmania

commandlink works server-side.So you execute an ajax request after this commanlink post the all form to the server.

Please try to rerender particular part of page like as:

 

<apex:commandLink reRender="panel" onclick="...."/>

<apex:outputpanel id="panel">

</apex:outputpanel>

Pranav_VaidyaPranav_Vaidya

Thanks for your suggestion.

 

I have made further changes but this has resulted in new problem. While the value is retained in the InputTextArea it is only null.

 

Earlier I could see name of the selected city like null, London or null, Paris. Now I see null, null.

 

Do I have to make changes to my controller class??

 

Thanks.