Archive November 2012

    public void refreshUI(String componentId) {
        UIComponent uiComp = BaseBean.findComponentInRoot(componentId);
        if (uiComp != null) {
            uiComp.getChildren().clear();
        }
    }

    public static UIComponent findComponentInRoot(String id) {
        UIComponent component = null;

        FacesContext facesContext = FacesContext.getCurrentInstance();
        if (facesContext != null) {
            UIComponent root = facesContext.getViewRoot();
            component = findComponent(root, id);
        }

        return component;
    }

    public static UIComponent findComponent(UIComponent base, String id) {
        if (id.equals(base.getId())) {
            return base;
        }

        UIComponent kid = null;
        UIComponent result = null;
        Iterator kids = base.getFacetsAndChildren();
        while (kids.hasNext() && (result == null)) {
            kid = kids.next();
            if (id.equals(kid.getId())) {
                result = kid;
                break;
            }
            result = findComponent(kid, id);
            if (result != null) {
                break;
            }
        }
        return result;
    }