Jsf RichFaces a4j:support migration to a4j:ajax

Question

I have problem with converting this code from JSF 1.2 application to equivalent in JSF 2.x application

<h:selectOneMenu id="type" value="#{bean.type}">
    <f:selectItems value="#{bean.typeList}"/>
    <a4j:support event="onchange"
                 ajaxSingle="false"
                 immediate="true"
                 reRender="myForm">
        <a4j:actionparam name="type" 
                         value="this.value" 
                         assignTo="#{bean.type}" 
                         noEscape="true"/>
    </a4j:support>
</h:selectOneMenu>

How this code snippet works.

Depending on selected value in #{bean.type} , my page display different fields. When User change "type" field the whole form is rerendered, but without form validation ( ajaxSingle="false", immediate="true", reRender="myForm" ).

I don't want to validate filds here, I just want to set new value to the #{bean.type} and rerender the page in order to show different fields (depending on #{bean.type} ). Thats why i need to manualy set #{bean.type} inside a4j:actionparam .

The nice feature about this code is that submited values in other fileds are preserved after rerendering.

I am trying to do the same thing in JSF 2.x with no success:

<h:selectOneMenu iid="type" value="#{bean.type}">
    <f:selectItems value="#{bean.typeList}"/>
    <a4j:ajax event="valueChange" render="@form" execute="@this"/>
</h:selectOneMenu>

This:

<a4j:ajax event="valueChange" render="@form" execute="@this"/>

will rerender whole form and I will lose submited values form other fields

This:

<a4j:ajax event="valueChange" render="@form" execute="@form"/>

will submit, validate and rerender whole form (i want just submit without validation like in JSF 1.2 )

This:

<a4j:ajax event="valueChange" render="@form" execute="@form" immediate="true"/>

also does not work (work same as above)

So my question is how can I achive the same behavior in JSF 2.x ?

Thanks

Answer 1

Thanks to Andrey comment I found solution:

<h:selectOneMenu id="type"
                 value="#{bean.type}"
                 valueChangeListener="#{bean.typeChangeListener}"
                 immediate="true">
    <f:selectItems value="#{bean.typeList}"/>
    <a4j:ajax execute="@form" render="@form" listener="#{facesContext.renderResponse}" immediate="true"/>
</h:selectOneMenu>

and:

public void typeChangeListener(ValueChangeEvent event) {
  type = (String) event.getNewValue();
}

immediate on a4j:ajax causes that listener="#{facesContext.renderResponse}" is called during apply request values phase, and renderResponse skips validation.

immediate on h:selectOneMenu causes that valueChangeListener is also called during apply request values phase.

So I can submit whole form without validation, set type, rerender new fields based on changed type, and preserve submited values in other fileds.