How to reset inputText field in JSF Primefaces - jsf

Question

InputText field in the following dialog retains previous value even though I set it to blank before calling show(). The inputText field is only displayed blank when show() is called for the first time. My bean is session scoped.
<p:dialog id="dlgId" widgetVar="dlgVar" dynamic="true">
<h:form>
<h:panelGrid columns="1">
<h:outputLabel for="nametext" value="Name" />
<p:inputText id="nametext" value="#{myBean.name}" />
</h:panelGrid>
<p:commandButton value="Save" actionListener="#{myBean.saveAction}" />
</h:form>
public void add(TreeNode selectedTreeNode) {
setName("");
RequestContext.getCurrentInstance().execute("PF('dlgVar').show()");
}
public void setName(String name) {
this.name = name;
}
public String getName() {
return name;
}
How can I get the inputTEext field to display the value I set before calling show() rather then the value previously entered by the user?

Answer 1

The thing is: you need to update your form. To make it, you can use one of these solutions.
Solution 1 : update it from your xhtml
<h:form id="form">
<h:panelGrid columns="1">
<h:outputLabel for="nametext" value="Name" />
<p:inputText id="nametext" value="#{myBean.name}" />
</h:panelGrid>
<p:commandButton value="Save" actionListener="#{myBean.saveAction}" update=":form" />
</h:form>
Solution 2 : update it from your managedBean
YourXhtml
<h:form id="form">
...
</h:form>
YourManagedBean
public void saveAction() {
...
name = "";
RequestContext.getCurrentInstance().update(":form");
}
You can also read this post Can I update a JSF component from a JSF backing bean method?.
Solution 3 : update it using an Ajax event
You can also add an ajax event
<p:commandButton value="Save" type="button" >
<p:ajax event="click" listener="#{myBean.saveAction}" update=":form"/>
</p:commandButton>