In the Primefaces User Guide it shows examples of how to make AJAX calls to the server
PrimeFaces.ajax.AjaxRequest('/myapp/createUser.jsf',
{
formId: 'userForm',
oncomplete: function(xhr, status) {alert('Done');}
});
What I can't figure out is how to call a particular method. My goal is to invalidate the session from the client using JavaScript.
RemoteCommand is a nice way to achieve that because it provides you a JavaScript function that does the stuff (calling backing bean, refreshing, submitting a form etc., everything that command link can do).
From PrimeFaces 3.4 documentation:
<p:remoteCommand name="increment" actionListener="#{counter.increment}"
out="count" />
<script type="text/javascript">
function customFunction() {
//your custom code
increment(); //makes a remote call
}
</script>
What I've typically done is put a hidden p:commandLink on the page, then have Javascript call the click() event on it.
<p:commandLink id="hiddenLink"
actionListener="#{bean.methodToInvoke}" style="display:none"/>
Then
$('#hiddenLink').click();
Do it in the @PostConstruct method of the request scoped bean which is associated with the requsted JSF page by EL like #{bean}.
@ManagedBean
@RequestScoped
public class Bean {
@PostConstruct
public void init() {
// Here.
}
}
Unrelated to the question, I only wonder why you would ever do it that way? JSF/PrimeFaces offers much nicer ways using <f:ajax> and <p:ajax> and consorts.
Is it the intent to run this during Window's unload or beforeunload events? If so, then I have to warn you that this is not reliable. It's dependent on the browser whether such a request will actually reach the server or not. More than often it won't. Use it for pure statistical or premature cleanup purposes only, not for sensitive business purposes.
emptySessionPath="true" in <Connector> in /conf/server.xml.