Oracle JDeveloper 11gR2 Cookbook

Using a custom af:query listener to allow execution of a custom application module operation

The queryListener attribute of the ADF Faces Query (af:query) component indicates a method that is invoked to execute the query. By default, the framework executes the processQuery() method referenced by the searchRegion binding associated with the af:query component. This is indicated by the following expression: #{bindings.SomeQuery.processQuery}. By creating a custom query listener method, you can provide a custom implementation each time a search is performed by the af:query component.

In this recipe, we will demonstrate how to create a custom query listener. Our custom query listener will programmatically execute the query by invoking the ...