DataTable issue

I have the following dataTable .Not showing all as it is quite large .But it works .In the ActivationRequestBuilder class which it is bound to I want to be able to see the values of the the table .

I have tried several approaches to getting the value of a hidden variable in the Data table but to no success .

requestItemDataTable.getAttributes().get("requestItemFormIdentifier");

Any one have any ideas.

//Declaring Data Table in ActivationRequestBuilder

private HtmlDataTable requestItemDataTable;

//Request Item section

<h:dataTable id="requestItemTable" rendered="#{sessionScope.activationSections.numberOfRequestItemSections > 0}" value="#{sessionScope.activationSections.requestItemSections}"

binding="#{activationRequestBuilder.requestItemDataTable}" styleClass="table-background" var="requestItemCurrentRow">

<h:column>

<h:panelGrid columns="4" cellspacing="5" styleClass="table-background" columnClasses="column-attributes,column-asterisk-attributes, column-attributes, column-attributes">

<h:outputLabel for="itemId">

<h:outputText value="Item Id:"/>

</h:outputLabel>

<%-- Idenfifies the Page you are on --%>

<h:inputHidden id="requestItemFormIdentifier" value="#{requestItemCurrentRow.requestItemFormIdentifier}"/>

[1379 byte] By [ballyallaa] at [2007-9-25]
# 1
getAttributes() only works with f:attribute.But:<%-- Idenfifies the Page you are on --%>Why don't you use requestItemDataTable.getFirst() and getRows()?
BalusCa at 2007-7-15 > top of java,Enterprise & Remote Computing,Web Tier APIs...
# 2
Thanks for the reply .In eclipse ide I can see the Model and an ArrayList cotaining the elements I want but I just dont seem to be able to get at the values .Looks like I have to do some work with the Model to get at the values .Thanks for your help
ballyallaa at 2007-7-15 > top of java,Enterprise & Remote Computing,Web Tier APIs...
# 3
Thanks got it .getValue() from UIData gets me what I need .
ballyallaa at 2007-7-15 > top of java,Enterprise & Remote Computing,Web Tier APIs...