Pass input text value to bean method without binding input value to bean property
Bind the component as UIInput to the view and use UIInput#getValue() to pass its value as method argument. <h:inputText binding=”#{input1}” /> <h:commandButton value=”Test” action=”#{myBean.execute(input1.value)}” /> with public void execute(String value) { // … } Note that the value is this way already converted and validated the usual JSF way. See also: How does the ‘binding’ … Read more