<h:form action="#{bean.method()}"> gets called twice - forms

Question

I am writing a Java EE application for changing password. For taking old and new password inputs I am using a jsf form.
<h:form method="post" action="#{changePass.updatePassword()}" >
<h:inputText id="username" value = "#{changePass.username}" readonly="true" required="true"/>
<h:inputSecret id="oldPassword" value = "#{changePass.oldPassword}" required="true" />
<h:inputSecret id="newPassword" value = "#{changePass.newPassword}" required="true" />
<h:inputSecret id="confirmPassword" value = "#{changePass.confirmPassword}" required="true" />
<button id="update" type="submit"></button>
</h:form>
My intention is to call updatePassword() function in changePass bean class when user clicks on the button. But this fuction gets called twice in this form.
when the form loads
When the user clocks on the button
How can I avoid this calling during the form load?

Answer 1

Your xhtml should look like this:
<h:form>
<h:inputSecret id="newPassword" value = "#{changePass.newPassword}" required="true" />
<h:commandButton value="submit" action="#{changePass.updatePassword}" />
</h:form>
If that still doesn't work then there is smtg wrong with your bean. Also you might want to follow some tutorials. I'm not entirely sure the syntax you used is wrong but it's the first time I've seen it though.