rich:comboBox setting a default value

[Adam Greenberg]

Hi,

I need to create a scenario where on a page load the rich:comboBox defaults to a certain string value, sort of the way it would if I were using a selectOneMenu. Or if that is impossible I would need to find a way to edit a selectOneMenu so that it looks like the rich:comboBox, including the skin (deepMarine) we are using. I thought this would be a simple task and yet I can't find any instructions on it. Below is the code I'm currently dealing with:

<rich:comboBox id="status"  required="true" defaultLabel="status" value="#{contractorMBean.userStatusDisplay}" enableManualInput="false" width="155px">
                  <f:selectItems value="#{contractorMBean.statusList}"  />
</rich:comboBox>

Any help is greatly appreciated as this issue has been driving me up a wall.

Thanks in advance.

[Max Katz]

Set contractorMBean.userStatusDisplay equal to one of the values in contractorMBean.statusList. That should set a default value when the component is rendered.

[Adam Greenberg]

Thank you for your help