How to use PrimeFaces p:fileUpload? Listener method is never invoked or UploadedFile is null / throws an error / not usable

Question

I\'m trying to upload a file using PrimeFaces, but the fileUploadListener method isn\'t being invoked after the upload finishes.

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Answer 1

One point I noticed with Primefaces 3.4 and Netbeans 7.2:

Remove the Netbeans auto-filled parameters for function handleFileUpload i.e. (event) otherwise event could be null.