#Ejb doesn't inject in converter - jsf

Question

I'm trying to Write my own converter
I want to Inject my EJBs into my converter with #EJB .
my #EJB works in Other my ManagedBean but it doesn't work here in my converter
#ManagedBean
#ViewScoped
public class ServerTypeConverter implements Converter {
#EJB
private ServerTypeFacade serverTypeFacade;
#Override
public Object getAsObject(FacesContext context, UIComponent component, String value) {
if (value == null || value.isEmpty()) {
return null;
} else {
int id = Integer.parseInt(value);
return serverTypeFacade.findById(id);
}
}
#Override
public String getAsString(FacesContext context, UIComponent component, Object value) {
if (value == null || value.equals("")) {
return "";
} else {
Integer id = ((ServerType) value).getServer_type_id();
return String.valueOf(id);
}
}
}
ServerTypeFacade returns null. why ?
here is the way i use converter
<h:selectOneMenu value="#{serverMB.selectedServerType}">
<f:converter converterId="serverTypeConverter"/>
<f:selectItems value="#{serverMB.serverTypesList}" var="servertypes" itemLabel="#{servertypes.server_type_name}" />
<f:ajax listener="#{serverMB.changeServerType}" render="dd" />
</h:selectOneMenu>

Answer 1

The #EJB in converter works only if you declare it as a managed bean by #ManagedBean and use it as managed bean by #{serverTypeConverter}.
However, you're using the converter as a faces converter by converterId="serverTypeConverter". Apparently you've also declared it as a faces converter by #FacesConverter on the class or <converter> in faces-config.xml.
Those two ways of declaring and using the converter are mutually exclusive. In order to get #EJB to work, you should be using the converter as a managed bean:
<f:converter binding="#{serverTypeConverter}" />
See also:
CDI Injection into a FacesConverter