// returns the current value pair contained in the panelgroup
public String getCurrentPanelChildValue(int childIndex) {
Object obj = currentPanel.getChildren().get(childIndex);
String returnStr = "";
if (obj instanceof HtmlSelectOneMenu) {
HtmlSelectOneMenu menu = (HtmlSelectOneMenu) obj;
returnStr = menu.getValue().toString();
} else if (obj instanceof HtmlInputText) {
HtmlInputText text = (HtmlInputText) obj;
returnStr = text.getValue().toString();
} else if (obj instanceof HtmlOutputText) {
HtmlOutputText text = (HtmlOutputText) obj;
returnStr = text.getValue().toString();
}
return returnStr;
}
