JBoss Seam s:fileUpload and null data

Sometimes I can be a real schmuck. Some people believe I always am one, but in this case it was a 30 minute lapse in neuron activity. I had a JBoss Seam xhtml JSF page like this:

However it ALWAYS returned null for noteManagement.restoreNotesData which is a byte[] property on the noteManagement seam component. The reason? Idiot me forgot to wrap that s:fileUpload in a separate form element declared as a multipart form:

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This morning in my forest

One of the nice things in my life is taking a walk in my forest. This morning was especially awesome, just feel the atmosphere.

Green Timbers Forest
Green Timbers Forest

South Africa is Technologically Superior

As continuation on my previous post, South Africa is at the forefront of technological advancements. In specific, the data transport medium used to submit SARS cargo clearance forms to the South African Revenue Service by the various cargo companies , looks like this (those born after 1985 would not understand). PS: There is no other interface to SARS than this...

Stiffies at SARS
Stiffies at SARS

I pray to Chief Dembe of the Zanzibar Clan

South Africa is a mystical country. Most people - especially North Americans - think we are a 3rd world country, people live in shacks and lions roam the dirt roads.

But alas - today I will prove them all wrong. Show me where in the WORLD you can find divine human beings such as these two mythical healers - right here in Sandton in Johannesburg. I will show you their resumes as I cannot even begin to express their awesomeness in my layman vocabulary.

Chief Dembe Pamphlet
Chief Dembe Pamphlet
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Miss you :(