Using a bean as a parameter

[kr651129]

I'm new to JSF and I have what is probably a real simple question. On my first page I ask for a name of a file. On the next page I can display that fine. But here's where I'm running into problems. I want to pass that filename as a value later in my page and I have no idea how to do it.

        <f:view>
            <f:verbatim><h2></f:verbatim>
            <h:outputText value="You're file name is #{helloWorldBacking.name}."/>
            <f:verbatim></h2></f:verbatim>

            <h:form id="form2">
              <h:commandLink id="link1" action="back">
                <h:outputText id="linkText" value="GO HOME"/>
              </h:commandLink>
            </h:form>
        </f:view>

<mystuff:viewer id="viewer" filename= ???????

></mystuff:viewer>

How do I pass the value of #{helloWorldBacking.name} to filename? I've tried

filename = #{helloWorldBacking.name}

Which I thought would work but I get an error saying it's expecting quotes.

Thanks!

[wsaryada]

You said that it's expecting quotes. Have you tried:

<mystuff:viewer id="viewer" filename="#{helloWorldBacking.name}"></mystuff:viewer>

[kr651129]

I have but here that passes #{helloWorldBacking.name} as a string not the value of #{helloWorldBacking.name}

[wsaryada]

What is the type of this <mystuff:viewer>? When you are using the <h:outputText> does it print out the value of {helloWorldBacking.name}?

[kr651129]

It's a string. <h:outputText value="#{helloWorldBacking.name}"/> is working fine. When I do <mystuff:viewer id="viewer" filename="#{helloWorldBacking.name}"/> then the value of filename is literally #{helloWorldBacking.name} not the value of it.