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<h:form>
   <h:panelGrid columns="3">
	<a4j:commandButton id="tab1"
		value="#{tabsBean.tabsMap['tab1']?'Enable':'Disable'} Tab 1"
		actionListener="#{tabsBean.disable}" reRender="tab1">
		<a4j:actionparam name="value" value="#{!tabsBean.tabsMap['tab1']}"
			assignTo="#{tabsBean.value}" />
		</a4j:commandButton>
 
	<a4j:commandButton id="tab2"
		value="#{tabsBean.tabsMap['tab2']?'Enable':'Disable'} Tab 2"
		actionListener="#{tabsBean.disable}" reRender="tab2">
		<a4j:actionparam name="value" value="#{!tabsBean.tabsMap['tab2']}"
			assignTo="#{tabsBean.value}" />
	</a4j:commandButton>
 
	<a4j:commandButton id="tab3"
		value="#{tabsBean.tabsMap['tab3']?'Enable':'Disable'} Tab 3"
		actionListener="#{tabsBean.disable}" reRender="tab3">
		<a4j:actionparam name="value" value="#{!tabsBean.tabsMap['tab3']}"
			assignTo="#{tabsBean.value}" />
	</a4j:commandButton>
   </h:panelGrid>
</h:form>
<a4j:outputPanel ajaxRendered="true">
   <rich:tabPanel switchType="ajax" width="200px" id="tabs">
	<rich:tab label="Tab 1" disabled="#{tabsBean.tabsMap['tab1']}">
		Tab 1
	</rich:tab>
	<rich:tab label="Tab 2" disabled="#{tabsBean.tabsMap['tab2']}">
		Tab 2
	</rich:tab>
	<rich:tab label="Tab 3" disabled="#{tabsBean.tabsMap['tab3']}">
		Tab 3
	</rich:tab>
	</rich:tabPanel>
</a4j:outputPanel>

package test;
 
import java.util.HashMap;
import javax.annotation.PostConstruct;
import javax.faces.event.ActionEvent;
 
 
public class TabsBean {
 
   private HashMap <String, Boolean>tabsMap;
   private Boolean value;
 
   // setters and getters
 
   @PostConstruct
   public void create (){
	tabsMap = new HashMap<String, Boolean> ();
	tabsMap.put("tab1", false);
	tabsMap.put("tab2", false);
	tabsMap.put("tab3", false);
   }
 
   public void disable (ActionEvent event) {
	String id = event.getComponent().getId();
	tabsMap.put(id, value);
   }
   public TabsBean() {}
}

 <managed-bean>
  <managed-bean-name>tabsBean</managed-bean-name>
  <managed-bean-class>test.TabsBean</managed-bean-class>
  <managed-bean-scope>session</managed-bean-scope>
 </managed-bean>

<h:form>
<rich:panelMenu style="width:200px" mode="client" 
  selectedChild="#{menuState.selectedMenuItem}"
  iconExpandedGroup="disc" 
  iconCollapsedGroup="disc" 
  iconExpandedTopGroup="chevronUp" 
  iconGroupTopPosition="right" 
  iconCollapsedTopGroup="chevronDown" 
  iconCollapsedTopPosition="right" >
  <rich:panelMenuGroup label="Group 1" id="group1" 
                value="#{menuState.menu['group1']}">
	<rich:panelMenuItem label="Item 1" id="group1_item1" 
		actionListener="#{menuBean.select}"
		action="/select.xhtml"
		mode="server"/>
	<rich:panelMenuItem label="Item 2" id="group1_item2" 
		actionListener="#{menuBean.select}"
		action="/select.xhtml"
		mode="server"/>
	<rich:panelMenuItem label="Item 3" id="group1_item3" 
		actionListener="#{menuBean.select}"
		action="/select.xhtml"
		mode="server"/>
   </rich:panelMenuGroup>
   <rich:panelMenuGroup label="Group 2" id="group2" 
               value="#{menuState.menu['group2']}" >
       <rich:panelMenuItem label="Item 1" id="group2_item1" 
		actionListener="#{menuBean.select}"
		action="/select.xhtml"
		mode="server"/>
	<rich:panelMenuItem label="Item 2" id="group2_item2" 
		actionListener="#{menuBean.select}"
		action="/select.xhtml"
		mode="server"/>
	<rich:panelMenuItem label="Item 3" id="group2_item3" 
		actionListener="#{menuBean.select}"
		action="/select.xhtml"
		mode="server"/>
   </rich:panelMenuGroup>
</rich:panelMenu>
</h:form>

 
package test;
 
import javax.faces.event.ActionEvent;
 
public class MenuBean {
 
   private MenuState menuState;
 
   public MenuState getMenuState() {
	return menuState;
   }
   public void setMenuState(MenuState menuState) {
	this.menuState = menuState;
   }
   public MenuBean() {}
 
   public void select (ActionEvent event) {
	menuState.setSelectedMenuItem(event.getComponent().getId());
   }
}

package test;
 
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;
import javax.annotation.PostConstruct;
 
public class MenuState {
 
private Map <String, Boolean> menu;
 
   private String selectedMenuItem;
 
   public String getSelectedMenuItem() {
	return selectedMenuItem;
   }
   public Map<String, Boolean> getMenu() {
	return menu;
   }	
   public void setMenu(Map<String, Boolean> menu) {
	this.menu = menu;
   }
   public void setSelectedMenuItem(String selectedMenuItem) {
	this.selectedMenuItem = selectedMenuItem;
   }
   public MenuState() {
   }
   @PostConstruct
   public void init () {
	menu = new HashMap <String, Boolean>();
	menu.put("group1", false);
	menu.put("group2", false);
   }
}

 <managed-bean>
  <managed-bean-name>menuBean</managed-bean-name>
  <managed-bean-class>test.MenuBean</managed-bean-class>
  <managed-bean-scope>request</managed-bean-scope>
  <managed-property>
   <property-name>menuState</property-name>
   <property-class>test.MenuState</property-class>
   <value>#{menuState}</value>
  </managed-property>
 </managed-bean>
 
 <managed-bean>
  <managed-bean-name>menuState</managed-bean-name>
  <managed-bean-class>test.MenuState</managed-bean-class>
  <managed-bean-scope>session</managed-bean-scope>
 </managed-bean>

<body>
   <h:form>
  	Go <h:commandLink action="/start.xhtml" value="Back" />
   </h:form>
</body>

public String navigate () {
  return "somepage"
}

public String navigate () {
  return "/somepage.xhtml"
}

<h:commandButton value="Submit" action="#{bean.navigation}"/>

<h:commandButton value="Submit" action="/somepage.xhtml"/>

private String getTargetViewId(FacesContext facesContext, String outcome) {
   String targetViewId;
 
   if (isRedirect(outcome)){
      targetViewId = outcome.split(":")[1];
   } else {
      targetViewId = outcome;
   }
}