Richfaces dataTable works fine, but ExtendedDataTable is not showing data

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We are using Richfaces 4.1.0, and I am trying to use an extendedDataTable. I started (for simplicity's sake) with dataTable. The code below works fine, and shows my data in a table, as expected.

<rich:dataTable value="#{recipientBean.recipientList}" var="recipient" selectionMode="none" id="recipientTable">
    <rich:column sortable="false" id="col_1" label="Name">
        <f:facet name="header">
            <h:outputText value="Name" id="name" />
        </f:facet>
        <h:outputText value="#{recipient.name}" id="rec_name" />
    </rich:column>
    <!-- More columns below, removed for post brevity -->
</rich:dataTable>

We are expecting a large number of records, so we would like the table to be scrollable. I thought that I could just change the dataTable to extendedDataTable, however, when I do that, no data shows up at all.

I just started to inspect the element in Chrome, and all of a sudden the data showed up. So when I inspect the element, I see the values in the html, but they don't display when the page loads.

Could this be a style issue? An attribute that is missing (something that is needed for extendedDataTable, but not needed for dataTable)?

What else am I missing?

EDIT: I do have this extendedDataTable inside a rich:tabPanel. When I remove the rich:tabPanel it displays correctly (but I really need the tabPanel). Is this a known issue?

EDIT2: It does display correctly if it is on the first tab of the rich:tabPanel.

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 28 '12 at 16:47

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I found a bug report on the joss site. The work around was to use the switch type of Ajax instead of client for the tab panel.

answered Jun 28 '12 at 16:47

Innova

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Hi Innova. Can you provide the url to the bug report you've found? Thank you. Zubi – Thomas Oct 15 '12 at 14:18
I just ran on this issue too... setting switch type to ajax didn't help. – kauedg Jan 27 '13 at 00:54
did you fix the problem? i still encounter it in RF 4.3.4 and IE 8. – Steve Oh Feb 17 '14 at 13:22

Kamil Roman · Answer 2 · 2013-04-23T12:54:03.400

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If it still doesn't work after switching to ajax switchType you may try to use redirect instead of forward, when you navigate to the page with rich:extendedDataTable. To achieve this you may e.g. add ?redirect-faces=true to the page URL.

edited Apr 23 '13 at 12:54

answered Mar 07 '13 at 11:39

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Richfaces dataTable works fine, but ExtendedDataTable is not showing data

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