primefaces p:message outside the components form

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I'm using JSF 2.0 and Primefaces 3.2. I'm using Facelets for templating, and I've built a 3-column layout: Left column - mainContent column - Right column. Each column got it's own template xhtml file with ui:composition which I insert in a mainTemplate. In the mainContent column I've got a info-button (p:commandButton): ``` ``` But I want the info to show in the right column, with a ``` ``` This obviously does not work, because does not find the infoButton. Any idea how I can make this work? I tried ``` ``` too, but no cigar. The reason I want to use a p:message is that I want the message to position itself on the y-position the infoButton has. If you got an alternative solution to how I can do this, I would also appreciate it.

Accepted Answer

If you are adding messages manually from server side you can do the following

`<p:message id="myInfoButton" for="myInfoButton" />`

and send messages from server to `myInfoButton` like this

```
FacesContext.getCurrentInstance.addMessage("myInfoButton ", new FacesMessage("My Message", "Some Text goes here..."));
```

also add `:rightColumnForm` id to update of the `<p:commandButton id="infoButton"`

primefaces p:message outside the components form

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