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t:inputFileUpload UploadedFile returns null

Today I was faced with a problem using the t:inputFileUpload control from MyFaces/Tomahawk. 

I implemented a Backing Bean with a UploadedFile Property and include the component into my existing jsf page like this:

 <t:inputFileUpload id="myUploadedFile" storage="file" immediate="false"
            value="#{workitemLobBean.uploadedFile}">
        </t:inputFileUpload>

The  problem was that in my backing bean the uploadedFile property never was set. So it was null and I was unable to get the selected file out of my form :-(

After a long time searching I found the following solution:

Do not forget to add the "enctype" attribute to your Form and set this attribute to "multipart/form-data". So your h:form tag should finally look something like this:

<h:form enctype="multipart/form-data">

Posted at 08:09PM Jul 01, 2008
Posted by: Ralph
Category: General

| Comments [5]

Comments:

I have the same problem. well look in your web.xml, you need mapping the extensionsFilter, see this url http://myfaces.apache.org/tomahawk/extensionsFilter.html maybe can be your server, i use websphere and don't work. i think that is the java version (v4), but i don't know. The t:inputFileUpload works find for me whit the newer libs in eclipse with the tomcat server, i go looking for my answer.

Posted by Cale on July 23, 2008 at 03:29 PM GMT #

Dear Ralph, I had the same problem and could not figure out what I did wrong... until I find your post. Thank you very much !

Posted by patrice on April 13, 2010 at 08:17 AM GMT #

Thanks Ralph, now is working.

Posted by Carlos David on June 21, 2011 at 10:44 PM GMT #

Thanks Ralph, now is working and my mood is a lot of better now.

Posted by Sole on June 30, 2011 at 10:39 PM GMT #

Nice Post, saved my time!

Posted by sukram7 on September 02, 2011 at 07:46 AM GMT #

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