A java method can be invoked in an ajax request using listener option of p:ajax.
Documentation<h:form> <h:panelGrid columns="3"> <h:outputText value="Keyup: " /> <p:inputText id="counter" value="#{listenerView.text}"> <p:ajax event="keyup" update="out" listener="#{listenerView.handleKeyEvent}" /> </p:inputText> <h:outputText id="out" value="#{listenerView.text}" /> </h:panelGrid> </h:form>
@Named @RequestScoped public class ListenerView { private String text; public String getText() { return text; } public void setText(String text) { this.text = text; } public void handleKeyEvent() { text = text.toUpperCase(); } }