Passing value between JSF Forms. I can't get it to work - jsf

Question

I read the other posts about this subject but I still can't get it to work
This are my beans:
Bean1:
#ManagedBean()
#SessionScoped
public class Bean1 implements Serializable {
//Here are some important Properties
public String buttonPressed() {
return "bean2.xhtml";
}
}
<h:form>
<p:commandButton action="#{Bean1.buttonPressed}" value="Do Work"/>
</h:form>
Bean2:
#ManagedBean()
#SessionScoped
public class Bean2 implements Serializable {
#ManagedProperty(value = "#{Bean1}")
private Bean1 b1;
//getter/setter is here
public String doWorkOnSubmit() {
//Access important Properties from bean1
b1.getFoo()
}
}
Now I have two Problems
1.) How to call "doWorkOnSubmit" if the button in Bean1 is pressed? I can't use the constructor because it's SessionScoped and I don't know how to call doWorkOnSubmit un submit
2.)The managed property "b1" is sometimes null

Answer 1

Since on clicking of Do Work button you are calling Bean1.buttonPressed() action method you can call Bean2s doWorkOnSubmit() by injecting Bean2 in Bean1.
Here is your code altered:
#ManagedBean()
#SessionScoped
public class Bean1 implements Serializable {
//Here are some important Properties
/*
* Inject Bean2 here. since both beans are session scoped,
* there ain't gonna be any problem in injection.
*/
#ManagedProperty(value = "#{Bean2}")
private Bean2 b2;
//GETTER SETTER for b2
public String buttonPressed() {
//Here you will be invoking injected managed beans method.
b2.doWorkOnSubmit();
return "bean2.xhtml";
}
}