Execute button action only if the result from actionListener=true

Question

I am developing a simple project in JDeveloper. In the jsff page I have a button which should execute a specific action only if the result from the action listener of the button is true. Please take a look at the code:

<af:button text="Save" id="b1" action="finish"
           actionListener="#{pageFlowScope.saveDate.isValid}">

For example, if the return value of #{pageFlowScope.saveDate.isValid} is true, then execute action="finish", otherwise do nothing.

Thanks!

Answer 1

You can throw special exception in action listener - AbortProcessingException. Doing so you inform jsf not to call remaining action listeners/actions.

See this answer for more details.