Passing the parameters

When we call the page, we will pass a value in for the Person ID field. You will notice that at present the value is empty. Therefore, we need to populate this with the value of the PersonId parameter we are using to call the page. In preparation for this, we will set a default value of 1234 in the controller. Later on when we add the code to call this page from our EmpSocietiesPG, we will add the PersonId parameter that is passed.

How to do it...

To set a default value, perform the following:

1. Open the CreateSocietyCO.java controller and edit the processRequest method. Remember the processRequest method executes when the page is initialized, so this is where we will set the default value.

2. Create a parameter list that we can pass to our createNewSociety method by adding the following code:

   

Note

Add any new packages to the import statement by clicking on the light bulb in the margin as we have previously.

First, we create a parameter that we will add to a parameter list. We...