How to insert PrimeFaces p:selectManycheckbox value to database - jsf

Question

I am new to primefaces and i have a problem to save my primefaces SelectManyCheckbox value to database. I am using hibernate and mysql. The sample code are give as below
My xhtml pages code is:
<h:outputText value="#{msg['elicense.examinationform.personal.classofcertificates']}"/>
<p:selectManyCheckbox id="grid" value="#{examinationFormBean.selectedClass}" layout="grid" columns="1">
<f:selectItems value="#{examinationFormBean.examinationPart}"var="className" itemLabel="#{className.name}" itemValue="#{className}" />
</p:selectManyCheckbox>
My bean is:
private String[] selectedClass;
private List<CertificateClass> examinationPart=new ArrayList<CertificateClass>();
getter()
setter()
The method where I want to save my checkbox is:
private void saveExaminationDetails()
{
examDetails.setElementaryPrinciples(); //bolean field
examDetails.setLightinig()
//no of setter
}
I am not able to find out how I will set the selected and not selected checkbox value on the method

Answer 1

Look at primefaces showcases: http://primefaces-rocks.appspot.com/ui/selectManyCheckbox.jsf
Selected values from examinationFormBean.examinationPart should setting in p:selectManyCheckbox attribute value and then you can used this selected list in bean method.
For your example should be something:
<p:selectManyCheckbox id="grid" value="#{examinationFormBean.selectedExaminationParts}" layout="grid" columns="1">
<f:selectItems value="#{examinationFormBean.examinationParts}" var="className" itemLabel="#{className.name}" itemValue="#{className}" />
</p:selectManyCheckbox>
And then you can use selectedExaminationParts in your saveExaminationDetails()

Answer 2

The p:selectManyCheckbox select values are biding a String Collection(List, ArrayList... etc) on managed bean. You just need to save each String existent on the Collection.
I will give you an example showing how you can do that:
Example:
...
#Named(value = "myBean")
#SessionScoped
public class InscricaoBean implements Serializable {
...
private List<String> selectedElemnts = new ArrayList();
//selectedElements get and set
...
On JSF you have something like:
...
<h:outputText value="#{msg['elicense.examinationform.personal.classofcertificates']}"/>
<p:selectManyCheckbox id="grid" value="#{examinationFormBean.selectedElemnts}"...>
<f:selectItems value="#{examinationFormBean.examinationPart}"var="className"
itemLabel="#{className.name}" itemValue="#{className}" />
</p:selectManyCheckbox>
...
On save method:
...
private void saveExaminationDetails()
{
for (String nameAux: selectedElemnts )
{
//you save the data here
}
}
...