Why does the #EncodeURL appear not to work? - xpages

I have simple page that I'm using to try and test the #EncodeUrl function from the Extension Library :
<xp:panel id="encodeurl">
<xp:inputText value="#{viewScope.encodeurl}" />
<xp:br />
<xp:text value="#{javascript:var x = #EncodeUrl(viewScope.encodeurl); print( x ); return x; }"
escape="true" />
<xp:button value="submit" id="button1">
<xp:eventHandler event="onclick" submit="true"
refreshMode="partial" refreshId="encodeurl">
</xp:eventHandler>
</xp:button>
</xp:panel>
Using the form to encode
http://127.0.0.2/BlogTesting.nsf/ExtLibURLFormulas.xsp?my_Parameter=spaces and $ymbol$
doesn't encode do as I would expect as exampled elsewhere, i.e :
http://127.0.0.2/BlogTesting.nsf/ExtLibURLFormulas.xsp?my_Parameter=spaces+and+%24ymbol%24
Rather, all I get is the same string back, both at the console and the screen. I've tried this on both a stock 9.0 installation, and 9.0.1FP7 with v17 of the extension library.
Am I missing something ?

#EncodeUrl works different than you expect. It
Adds any necessary attributes to a Domino® URL, such as a session
identifier or parameters.
Use
java.net.URLEncoder.encode("your string to encode", "utf-8")
instead. It encodes the spaces and special characters in URL.
Encode only the parameters, not the entire URL. Also, don't encode parameter separator character & nor the parameter name-value separator character =.

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XPages: Rich Text Fields have summary to true when saved. Why and how to set the flag to false?

I have a document that was created using a copyallitems. That document has 2 body fields, and they both have the issummary flag to false.
As soon as I do a document1.save(), both rich text fields now have the flag set to true.
Any idea why the flag would be set to true by saving the document? These fields are not used in any views. I thought that rich text fields were not suppose get the summary flagged when saved.
Both rich text fields are set to store content as MIME...
Any clues on how to avoid the flag from being set, or how to remove the flag before saving (or after, or whatever) the document?
Running on Domino Release 9.0.1FP3 HF241
Here is sample code that recreates the problem, when adding more than 32Kb od text in the rich text field:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xp:view xmlns:xp="http://www.ibm.com/xsp/core"><xp:span style="font-weight:bold"></xp:span>
<xp:label id="label1" styleClass="h1" value="Test Issummary"></xp:label>
<xp:span style="font-weight:bold"></xp:span>
<xp:this.data>
<xp:dominoDocument computeWithForm="onsave" formName="fPage" var="document1"/>
</xp:this.data>
<xp:br></xp:br>
<xp:br></xp:br>
Subject:
 
<xp:inputText id="inputText1" value="#{document1.Subject}"
style="width:569.0px">
</xp:inputText>
<xp:br></xp:br>Status: 
 
<xp:inputText id="inputText2" defaultValue="Draft" value="#{document1.Status}"></xp:inputText>
<xp:br></xp:br>
<xp:br></xp:br>Body:<xp:br></xp:br>
<xp:inputRichText id="inputRichText1" style="width:100%"
value="#{document1.Body}" htmlConversionWarning="noWarning"
htmlFilter="identity" htmlFilterIn="identity">
</xp:inputRichText>
<xp:br></xp:br>
<xp:br></xp:br>
<xp:br></xp:br>
<xp:button value="Save" id="button1"
style="width:122.0px;height:29.0px">
<xp:eventHandler event="onclick" submit="true" refreshMode="complete">
<xp:this.action>
<xp:actionGroup>
<xp:saveDocument var="document1"></xp:saveDocument>
<xp:openPage name="/adminDrafts.xsp"></xp:openPage>
</xp:actionGroup>
</xp:this.action></xp:eventHandler></xp:button>
</xp:view>
Once saved, the document cannot be opened anymore as the infamous 32k error message is displayed.
If I save with less than 32K, the document is ok, but the rich text field has the issummary flag to yes... That is mostly the cause of my problem...
As you are using option computeWithForm make sure your form "fPage" contains your rich text field and is of type rich text. Otherwise it might get converted to a normal text field.
Use option computeWithForm only if you really need to as it an expensive operation.

Edit box in repeat control with default value does not update on delete

I have a Repeat control in which I have a edit box which has passed a default value.There is a Delete button to delete that row.
just for test I have used a computed field along with the edit box.Computed field is also passed the same value as edit box.Now both computed Field and Edit Box has same value,When I click on Delete button randomly,it gets delete but only computed field updates properly in repeat control wherever deleted,
In case of Edit box,it shows the last record disappears.
So the issue is, the value in edit box does not get update like computed field does.I have done the test by writing following code.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xp:view xmlns:xp="http://www.ibm.com/xsp/core">
<xp:this.data>
<xp:dominoDocument var="document1" formName="testing">
</xp:dominoDocument>
</xp:this.data>
<xp:inputText id="inputText1" multipleSeparator=",">
<xp:this.defaultValue><![CDATA[#{javascript:var v:java.util.Vector = new java.util.Vector();
v.add('1');v.add('2');v.add('3');v.add('4');v.add('5');v.add('6');
return v;}]]></xp:this.defaultValue>
</xp:inputText>
<xp:br></xp:br>
<xp:repeat id="repeat1" rows="30" var="r" indexVar="i" first="0">
<xp:this.value><![CDATA[#{javascript:return getComponent("inputText1").getValue();}]]></xp:this.value>
<xp:br></xp:br>
<xp:div style="text-align:center">
<xp:label value="#{javascript:r}" id="label1"
style="text-align:center">
</xp:label>
<xp:button value="Delete" id="button1">
<xp:eventHandler event="onclick" submit="true"
refreshMode="complete">
<xp:this.action><![CDATA[#{javascript:var v:java.util.Vector = getComponent("inputText1").getValue();
if(v != null){
var sdtString = getComponent("inputText2").getValue();
if(v.contains(sdtString))
v.remove(sdtString);
};}]]></xp:this.action>
</xp:eventHandler>
</xp:button>
<xp:inputText id="inputText2">
<xp:this.defaultValue><![CDATA[#{javascript:getComponent("label1").getValue();}]]></xp:this.defaultValue>
</xp:inputText>
</xp:div>
<xp:br></xp:br>
</xp:repeat>
</xp:view>
This is the example code for testing to get the exact issue.
Edit 1: Real Scenario
We have an application to select multiple dates for a meeting and hence using the notes free time we mark multiple dates and then users are allowed to edit/delete the same in another window..Since, it was not possible/feasible enough to save all the fields in SSJS, we rather preferred binding each field with the data-source under the repeat control by using custom properties of the custom control (hope I am making some sense). Every fields is mapped as #chintan pointed out as follows:
dataSource[compositeData.to]
As described in the first part of the question the fields are not getting updated since we set them using default values. However, based on the suggestion we tried to set the field using the script library which does work well, however, might seem stupid but it messes the date field. When we set the value using the following:
var d:java.util.Date = new java.util.Date(compositeData.selectedDate);
getComponent("from").setValue(d);
It jumbles up the month, date and year field and shows a complete different value (the same code works well when put as the default value).
Hope this makes sense.
Any kind of solution can be appreciated.
inputText2's defaultValue gets executed only once at first page load. Then the XPage memorized that repeat 1 has inputText2 defaultValue 1, repeat 2 has inputText2 defaultValue 2 and so on.
Example: as you can see in print log, inputText2's defaultValue doesn't get calculated again after deleting row 3 and later row 1.
Turn it around and set inputText2's value in label1's value code:
<xp:label
value="#{javascript:getComponent('inputText2').setValue(r); r}"
id="label1"
style="text-align:center">
</xp:label>
then it will set inputText2's value properly. You don't need inputText2's defaultValue property anymore.
As an alternative you can define inputText2's value property and bind it to a row-specific data source or viewScope variable.
As you described in your "Edit 1 Real Scenario", you want to edit and delete pairs of dates. I created the following example. Instead of dates I just use strings for simplicity. Keep the dates in a viewScope variable and edit/delete them right there:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xp:view
xmlns:xp="http://www.ibm.com/xsp/core">
<xp:this.beforePageLoad><![CDATA[#{javascript:viewScope.dates=[
{"from":"a", "to":"b"},
{"from":"c", "to":"d"},
{"from":"x", "to":"y"}];}]]></xp:this.beforePageLoad>
<xp:br />
<xp:repeat
id="repeat1"
rows="30"
var="r"
indexVar="i"
value="#{viewScope.dates}">
<xp:br></xp:br>
<xp:div>
<xp:button
value="Delete"
id="button1">
<xp:eventHandler
event="onclick"
submit="true"
refreshMode="complete">
<xp:this.action><![CDATA[#{javascript: viewScope.dates.remove(i);
}]]></xp:this.action>
</xp:eventHandler>
</xp:button>
<xp:inputText
id="inputText1"
value="#{r.from}">
</xp:inputText>
<xp:inputText
id="inputText2"
value="#{r.to}">
</xp:inputText>
<xp:button
value="Update"
id="button2">
<xp:eventHandler
event="onclick"
submit="true"
refreshMode="complete">
<xp:this.action><![CDATA[#{javascript: "";
}]]></xp:this.action>
</xp:eventHandler>
</xp:button>
</xp:div>
<xp:br></xp:br>
</xp:repeat>
<xp:text
escape="false"
id="computedField1">
<xp:this.value><![CDATA[#{javascript:
var length = viewScope.dates.length;
var result = "";
for (var i = 0; i < length; i++) {
result += viewScope.dates[i].from + " - " + viewScope.dates[i].to + "<br />";
}
result
}]]></xp:this.value>
</xp:text>
</xp:view>
Create the viewScope variable as an array of objects.

xpages set a value to a field from a repeat field

I'm trying to set a value to a field ( which is not inside the repeat control ) from a field which is on the repeat control.
The field from the repeat:
<xp:inputText id="inputText2" disabled="true">
<xp:this.value><![CDATA[#{viewScope.field_2[index]}]]></xp:this.value>
<xp:eventHandler event="onchange" submit="true"
refreshMode="partial" refreshId="sus">
<xp:this.action><![CDATA[#{javascript:getComponent("inputText4").setValue("1234");}]]></xp:this.action>
</xp:eventHandler>
</xp:inputText>
And the target field , as you can notice, is inside a panel, id="sus".
Also the target field is binded to a form field.
but no value is assigned. How can I achieve this?
Components are only visualizations of a data model behind. Always bind your controls and go after the model value, never the component. A disabled inputText can't fire a value and in the code snippet above you have disabled="true". The onchange event can't fire.
This would work:
<xp:inputText id="inputText2" disabled="false">
<xp:this.value><![CDATA[#{viewScope.field_2[index]}]]></xp:this.value>
<xp:eventHandler event="onchange" submit="true"
refreshMode="partial" refreshId="sus">
<xp:this.action><![CDATA[#{javascript:viewScope.someValue=42;}]]></xp:this.action>
</xp:eventHandler>
</xp:inputText>
Your target control would look like this:
<xp:inputText id="inputText4" value="#{viewScope.someValue}">
</xp:inputText>
If your target control is bound to something else (e.g. #{document1.test}), they your code needs to update that one. (document1.replaceItemValue("test",42))
Again 3 important aspects:
Never go after UI elements, always update the bound model behind (a.k.a: Talk to the data, not the UI also known as: The Controller updates the MODEL, not the view)
Make sure your target is part of the refreshed fields
Disabled fields don't fire events
Let us know how it goes

Strange behaviour with Typeahead - search string returned along with results

Apologies for the length. I'm having a play with fancy typeahead, and I ran across an issue that I can't explain. I've found a fix, but the fix doesn't make sense, so I'm wondering if anybody can look at my example and explain what is happening, and if it is a bug of some sort? I have stripped out most of the functionality to provide a bare bones example to demonstrate.
The scenario: I've got a text box, with fancy typeahead. Beside that, I have a button to append the newly found value into a second field. I use the second field to drive a repeat control showing all values chosen to date. Code below
The result: To test this, type 'ab' in the field, and select any choice, then click on the 'add' link. The repeat shows (, abcd) as you would expect. Test 2, repeat that process twice. The repeat will show (, abcd, ab, abcd). For some reason, the 'ab' is being added into the second field. The third test - type ab, choose a choice, add. Type 'bc', choose a choice, add. Type cd, but instead of choosing a choice, click the save button. The repeat then shows (, abcd, bc, abce, cd). I can't explain that at all.
The workaround: To get this to work properly, I can change the link's refresh type from partial to full. I have no idea why this makes it work, but it does. I don't know if I really want to do that, but I will if I have to. This is on a fairly complex form and I'd rather not do a full refresh unless I have to.
The code: Here's a cut-down xpage that demonstrates the problem:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xp:view xmlns:xp="http://www.ibm.com/xsp/core" xmlns:xc="http://www.ibm.com/xsp/custom">
<xp:this.data>
<xp:dominoDocument var="document1" formName="Test">
</xp:dominoDocument>
</xp:this.data>
<xp:panel id="mainPanel">
<xp:button value="Save" id="button1">
<xp:eventHandler event="onclick" submit="true"
refreshMode="complete">
<xp:this.action>
<xp:saveDocument var="document1"></xp:saveDocument>
</xp:this.action>
</xp:eventHandler>
</xp:button>
<xp:inputText id="objName1" value="#{document1.objName}">
<xp:typeAhead mode="full" minChars="2" valueMarkup="true"
var="searchValue" id="typeAhead1">
<xp:this.valueList><![CDATA[#{javascript: //In here I usually do some searching to find a result set, but for the purposes of a test, let's just do an array
var mapResults:java.util.TreeMap = new java.util.TreeMap();
mapResults.put("abcd", "abcd");
mapResults.put("abce", "abce");
mapResults.put("abcf", "abcf");
mapResults.put("abcg", "abcg");
mapResults.put("abch", "abch");
mapResults.put("abci", "abci");
//Now format the results
var returnList = "<ul>";
//All results are in the TreeMap and are sorted. Now add them to the output
var iter:Iterator = mapResults.entrySet().iterator();
while (iter.hasNext()) {
var nextEntry = iter.next();
returnList += "<li>" + nextEntry.getValue() +"</li>";
}
//Lastly, close off the UL tag and return
returnList += "</ul>";
return returnList;}]]></xp:this.valueList>
</xp:typeAhead>
</xp:inputText>
<xp:link escape="true" text="Add Another Object" id="link1">
<xp:eventHandler event="onclick" submit="true"
refreshMode="partial" id="eventHandler1" refreshId="mainPanel">
<xp:this.action><![CDATA[#{javascript:var currentVals = document1.getItemValueArray("addObjName");
//check for null value in first item in array - happens
//if we clear the array from the 'cross' buttons in the repeat
if (currentVals[0] == null) {
currentVals = new Array("");
}
//get the value from the object name field and whack it on the end
var newValue = getComponent("objName1").getValue();
//Put the value into a test field so we can prove that the value wasn't added below
document1.replaceItemValue("test1", newValue);
//Now add it to the field - where is the search text coming from?
currentVals.push(newValue);
document1.replaceItemValue("addObjName", currentVals);
getComponent("objName1").setValue("");
}]]></xp:this.action>
</xp:eventHandler>
</xp:link>
<xp:repeat id="repeat1" rows="30" var="rowData" indexVar="index"
repeatControls="false">
<xp:this.value><![CDATA[#{javascript:document1.getItemValueArray("addObjName")}]]></xp:this.value>
<xp:panel tagName="div">
<xp:link escape="true" id="link2" title="Remove from list">
<xp:image url="/vwicn081.gif" id="image1">
<xp:eventHandler event="onclick" submit="true"
refreshMode="partial" refreshId="mainPanel" id="eventHandler2">
<xp:this.action><![CDATA[#{javascript://remove an entry (string) from a list of strings (thanks to Mark Leusink)
Array.prototype.removeEntry = function( entry:String ) {
if ( #IsNotMember(entry, this)) {
return this;
}
var res = #Trim( #Replace(this, entry, "") );
return (typeof res == "string" ? (res.length==0 ? [] : [res]) : res);
}
var oldArray:Array = document1.getItemValueArray("addObjName");
var myArray = oldArray.removeEntry(oldArray[index]);
document1.replaceItemValue("addObjName", myArray);
}]]></xp:this.action>
</xp:eventHandler>
</xp:image>
</xp:link>
<xp:text escape="true" id="computedField1" value="#{javascript:rowData}">
</xp:text>
</xp:panel>
</xp:repeat>
<xp:text escape="true" id="computedField2">
<xp:this.value><![CDATA[#{javascript:"and here is what was added in the link:"}]]></xp:this.value>
</xp:text>
<xp:text escape="true" id="computedField3" value="#{document1.test1}">
</xp:text>
</xp:panel>
</xp:view>
Any takers? Is there a logical explanation for this, or should I just use my work-around and stop being a pedant?
UPDATE
Using the XPage above, I can also replicate the following scenario:
Step 1: Type 'abc' in the field, select 'abcd from the choices, click on the 'add' link. All good.
Step 2: Type 'ab' then wait, then type 'c', then choose 'abce'. Add again. This adds ab, abc, abce.
Step 3: Type ab then wait, then type c, then don't choose a choice, but hit Save instead. This adds ab, abc - even though the link has not been clicked to add the value to the second field.
Step 4: Type ab, wait, type c, choose 'abcf' and click Add. Only abcf is added this time.
I'm trying to reconcile this against Sven's answer below. Partial update works, so I know he's right. In step 2 above, I'm thinking that the typeahead code is executing twice, each time triggering the onClick event for the link, and lastly the onClick event for the link is running. Similar thing in Step 3 - the link isn't being clicked at all in that example, but the onClick code is still running. In step 4, after the save, typeahead is executing twice, but this time it isn't executing the onClick code.
Now I think I get it, even if I don't like it. As Sven says, The $$xspsubmitid identifies the element which submitted the data to the server - in the last submit action. So in this case it remembers the previous submit state and repeats that - so when you are doing it immediately after a plain save, you don't get any extra code, but when you are doing it after an event in the link, it submits the page in the same way that the link did - complete with onClick code.
There's probably a reason why doing this is a good thing, but my head hurts and the problem is solved! Thanks Sven!
It is your typeahead which updates the value of your field / your array. When typing a second or more characters in the input box, the current data in your input box is sent to the server and this updates the value in the document. When clicking onto the link, the value is added again.
EDIT:
You can fix this by changing the mode of the typeahead to "partial"
EDIT 2:
The difference between the refresh modes of a typeahed is how the data are sent to the server: In case of a full refresh, the data are sent with a POST request, in case of a partial refresh, the data are sent as a GET request.
Let's have a look at the different HTTP requests:
1.) Partial mode
2.) Full mode
As you can see in the two picutrures, in full mode there are more "fields" sent to the server. The interessting one is the $$xspsubmitid: Currently it is empty. But as soon we click the link, the field is filled with the id of the link:
The $$xspsubmitid identifies the element which submitted the data to the server. In this case the link, and the server processes the code of the link.
And now comes the problem with the typeahead in full mode:
As you can see, the $$xspsubmitid is always added to the POST request, and that's why the server executes the click event of the link for each typeahead request.

Xpages 8.5.3 Bug ? xp:input text

I have 2 edit Boxes, 1 is editable, the other just prints the name of the sessionScope, both fields are in a in 2 cells next to each other , see code below, inputText1 is a editable text field, inputText2 is non editable text, printing #{sessionScope.Tmp1_ABC}
<xp:td>
<xp:inputText id="inputText1"
loaded="true">
<xp:this.value><![CDATA[${javascript:var fieldName = "Tmp_" + #ReplaceSubstring(varcollection," ","");
return '#{sessionScope.' + #ReplaceSubstring(fieldName,#List(" ",")","("),"") + '}';}]]></xp:this.value>
<xp:eventHandler
event="onchange" submit="true" refreshMode="partial"
refreshId="panel_1" />
</xp:inputText>
</xp:td>
<xp:td>
<xp:inputText id="inputText2"
loaded="true">
<xp:this.value><![CDATA[#{javascript:var fieldName = "Tmp1_" + #ReplaceSubstring(varcollection," ","");
return '#{sessionScope.' + #ReplaceSubstring(fieldName,#List(" ",")","("),"") + '}';}]]></xp:this.value>
<xp:eventHandler
event="onchange" submit="true" refreshMode="partial"
refreshId="panel_1" />
</xp:inputText>
</xp:td>
AFAIK you can't assemble your data binding that way. Data binding is an EL expression, not SSJS. You could try to trick using ${} to compute #{}
As per Stefan, using SSJS (javascript:) to define a value for an input control results in it only being read-only. For values to be editable they must be bound using Expression Language (EL). For something as complex as the example (looping over a list of field/variable) you will most likely have to learn a little Java to allow you to connect your input controls to the bean via EL. If the purpose of the code is to have one field editable and the other read-only you should (as Per suggested) change the control from being an inputText to just (computed) text or a label and remove the event handler. Somebody reading the code could easily be confused in thinking you intended both to be editable.

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