What's the best way to show failed validation messages?

[Crystal]

Hello,

I have been trying to find the best component to display messages next to the text boxes if it failed validation in the bean.
It seems like the message component will do that but I cannot figure out how to implement it.
createSobe.xhtml

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<p:messages id="msgs"/>
            <h:panelGrid columns="2">
                <h:outputText value="Manufacturer" />
                <h:inputText value="#{create.manufacturer}"/>

I cannot find sample code for how this is implemented in the bean.
my xhtml page no longer loads. It says: Cannot find component "manufacturer" in view

So I think I am doing this completely wrong.

If there is documentation on how to implement this please point me to it. The code on the message component showcase page does not show any bean code. Or maybe I am totally confused and the bean cannot send error messages to this component. If that's the case what do I use?
Thanks!

[cagatay.civici]

You need to use for attribute of p:message, an example;

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<h:panelGrid id="grid" columns="3">
		<h:outputText value="Text: *" />
		<h:inputText id="text" required="true" />
		<p:message for="text" />
	</h:panelGrid>

[Crystal]

Thanks.
It looks like your example will show an error message if 'text' is blank.

I have to validate data in a backing bean and put error messages on the fields that didn't pass. Can this be done using <p:message ?
Sorry but I'm still learning JSf & PrimeFaces.

Thanks!

[cagatay.civici]

Sure, you need to add FacesMessage manually using the client id of the component.

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<h:form id="form">
  <h:panelGrid id="grid" columns="3">
      <h:outputText value="Text: *" />
      <h:inputText id="text" required="true" />
      <p:message for="text" />
   </h:panelGrid>
</h:form>

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FacesContext.getCurrentInstance().addMessage("form:text", new FacesMessage("Text is not valid"));

or if you set prependId="false" on form you can use;

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FacesContext.getCurrentInstance().addMessage("text", new FacesMessage("Text is not valid"));

[Crystal]

Thanks for the example!

It works great.