Prettyfaces: Set a bean property to some constant value, on observing a specific url pattern

Question

While writing the URL mapping rules for Prettyfaces in pretty-config.xml I would like to add a rule that whenever a particular pattern is observed in URL then set a

Answer 1

You should simply use a path parameter and convert the value from the URL to your constant in a page action method. Something like this:

 
   
  
  #{bean.action}

And the action method:

public void action() {

  if( "electronics".equals(this.category) ) {
    this.category = "ELECTRONICS_ITEMS";
  }
  // more categories...

}