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4JavaServer Facestech facts at your fingertipsThe JSF Expression Language (EL), continuedJSF Core Tags, continuedThere are two expression types:n Value expression: a reference to a bean property or anentry in a map, list, or array. Examples:TagDescription/ Attributesf:convertNumberAdds a number converter to a component userBean.name calls getName or setName on the userBeanobject pizza.choices[var] calls pizza.getChoices( ).get(var)or pizza.getChoices( ).put(var, .)n Method expression: a reference to a method and theobject on which it is to be invoked. Example:u serBean.login calls the login method on the userBeanobject when it is invoked.In JSF, EL expressions are enclosed in #{.} to indicatedeferred evaluation. The expression is stored as a string andevaluated when needed. In contrast, JSP uses immediateevaluation, indicated by {.} delimiters.typenumber (default), currency , orpercentpatternFormatting pattern, as defined injava.text.DecimalFormatmaxFractionDigitsMaximum number of digits in thefractional partminFractionDigitsMinimum number of digits in thefractional partmaxIntegerDigitsMaximum number of digits in theinteger partminIntegerDigitsMinimum number of digits in theinteger partintegerOnlyTrue if only the integer part isparsed (default: false)groupingUsedTrue if grouping separators areused (default: true)localeLocale whose preferences are tobe used for parsing and formattingcurrencyCodeISO 4217 currency code to usewhen converting currency valuescurrencySymbolCurrency symbol to use whenconverting currency valuesJSF CORE TAGSf:validatorAdds a validator to a componentThe ID of the validatorvalidatorIdTagDescription/ Attributesf:viewCreates the top-level viewf:subviewThe locale for this view.renderKitId(JSF 1.2)The render kit ID for this viewbeforePhase,afterPhasePhase listeners that are called inevery phase except "restore he name and value of the attribute to setConstructs a parameter child componentAn optional name for this parametercomponent.valueThe value stored in this component.binding, idBasic attributesAdds an action listener or value change listener to acomponentbasenameThe resource bundle namevalueThe name of the variable that is bound tothe bundle mapSpecifies items for a select one or select many componentbinding, idBasic attributesvalueValue expression that points to aSelectItem, an array or Collection ofSelectItem objects, or a Map mappinglabels to values.Specifies an item for a select one or select manycomponentbinding, idBasic attributesitemDescriptionDescription used by tools onlyitemDisabledBoolean value that sets the item’sdisabled propertyitemLabelText shown by the itemitemValueItem’s value, which is passed to theserver as a request parametervalueValue expression that points to aSelectItem instanceThe name of the listener classf:verbatimAdds an action listener to a component that sets a beanproperty to a given value.valueThe bean property to set when theaction event occursbinding, idThe value to set it toAdds an arbitary converter to a Basic attributesthe minimum and maximum of thevalid rangLoads a resource bundle, stores properties as a MapAdds an attribute to a componenttypef:setPropertyChangeListener (JSF 1.2)minimum, maximumthe name of this facetnamef:actionListenerf:loadBundleAdds a facet to a componentname, valuef:paramValidates a double or long value, or the length of a stringf:validateLengthCreates a subview of a g, id, renderedf:facetf:validateDoubleRangeAdds markup to a JSF pageescapeIf set to true, escapes , , and &characters. Default value is false.rendered (JSF 1.2)Basic attributesJSF HTML TAGSThe ID of the converterAdds a datetime converter to a componentTagDescriptiontypedate (default), time, or bothh:formHTML formdateStyledefault, short, medium, long, or fullh:inputTextSingle-line text input controltimeStyledefault, short, medium, long, or fullh:inputTextareaMultiline text input controlpatternFormatting pattern, as defined in java.text.SimpleDateFormatlocaleLocale whose preferences are to be usedfor parsing and formattingh:inputSecretPassword input controltimezoneTime zone to use for parsing andformattingh:inputHiddenHidden fieldh:outputLabelLabel for anothercomponent for accessibility DZone, Inc. www.dzone.com

5JavaServer Facestech facts at your fingertipsAttributes for h:inputText ,h:inputSecret, h:inputTextarea ,and h:inputHiddenJSF HTML tags, continuedTagDescriptionh:outputLinkHTML anchorLike outputText, butformats ine text outputh:commandButtonButton: submit, reset, orpushbuttonh:commandLinkLink that acts like apushbutton.registerDisplays the most recentmessage for a componentAmounth:messagetoo muchAmount:'too much' is not anumber.Example: 99AttributeDescriptioncolsFor h:inputTextarea only—number of columnsimmediateProcess validation early in the life cycleredisplayFor h:inputSecret only—when true, the inputfield’s value is redisplayed when the web page isreloadedrequiredRequire input in the component when the form issubmittedrowsFor h:inputTextarea only—number of rowsvalueChangeListenerA specified listener that’s notified of value changesbinding, converter, id, rendered,required, styleClass, value,validatorBasic attributesh:messagesDisplays all messagesaccesskey, alt, dir,disabled, lang, maxlength,readonly, size, style,tabindex, titleHTML 4.0 pass-through attributes—alt, maxlength,and size do not apply to h:inputTextarea. Noneapply to h:inputHiddenh:grapicImageDisplays an imageDHTML events. None apply to h:inputHiddenh:selectOneListboxSingle-select listboxonblur, onchange, onclick,ondblclick, onfocus,onkeydown, onkeypress,onkeyup, onmousedown,onmousemove, onmouseout,onmouseover, onselecth:selectOneMenuSingle-select menuAttributes for h:outputText dioSet of radio buttonsescapeIf set to true, escapes , , and &characters. Default value is true.h:selectBooleanCheckboxCheckboxMultiselect listboxbinding, converter, id, rendered,styleClass, valueBasic at tributesh:selectManyCheckboxstyle, titleHTML 4.0h:selectManyListboxMultiselect listboxAttributes for ultiselect menuforThe ID of the component to be labeled.h:panelGridHTML tableBasic attributesh:panelGroupTwo or more componentsthat are laid out as onebinding, converter, id, rendered,valueh:dataTableA feature-rich tablecomponenth:columnColumn in a data tableAttributes for h:graphicImageBasic AttributesAttributeDescriptionidIdentifier for a componentbindingReference to the component that can be used in a backingbeanrenderedA boolean; false suppresses renderingstyleClassCascading stylesheet (CSS) class namevalueA component’s value, typically a value bindingvalueChangeListenerA method binding to a method that responds to valuechangesconverterConverter class namevalidatorClass name of a validator that’s created and attached to acomponentrequiredA boolean; if true, requires a value to be entered in theassociated fieldDescriptionbinding, id, rendered, styleClassBasic attributesaccept, acceptcharset, dir, enctype, lang,style, target, titleHTML 4.0 attributes(acceptcharset corresponds toHTML accept-charset)onblur, onchange, onclick, ondblclick, onfocus, DHTML eventsonkeydown, onkeypress, onkeyup, onmousedown,onmousemove, onmouseout, onmouseover, onreset,onsubmitDZone, Inc.Descriptionbinding, id, rendered, styleClass, valueBasic attributesalt, dir, height, ismap, lang, longdesc, style,title, url, usemap, widthHTML 4.0onblur, onchange, onclick, ondblclick, onfocus,onkeydown, onkeypress, onkeyup, onmousedown,onmousemove, onmouseout, onmouseover,onmouseupDHTML eventsAttributes for h:commandButtonand h:commandLinkAttributes for h:formAttributeAttribute AttributeDescriptionactionIf specified as a string: Directly specifies anoutcome used by the navigation handler todetermine the JSF page to load next as a resultof activating the button or link If specified as amethod binding: The method has this signature:String methodName(); the string representsthe outcomeactionListenerA method binding that refers to a method withthis signature: void methodName(ActionEvent)charsetFor h:commandLink only—The characterencoding of the linked referenceimageFor h:commandButton only—A context-relativepath to an image displayed in a button. If youspecify this attribute, the HTML input’s type willbe image.immediateA boolean. If false (the default), actions and actionlisteners are invoked at the end of the requestlife cycle; if true, actions and action listeners areinvoked at the beginning of the life cycle.www.dzone.com

6JavaServer Facestech facts at your fingertipsh:commandButton and h:commandLink ,Attributes for h:message and h:messagescontinuedAttributeDescriptiontypeFor h:commandButton: The type ofthe generated input element: button,submit, or reset. The default, unless youspecify the image attribute, is submit. Forh:commandLink: The content type of thelinked resource; for example, text/html, image/gif, or audio/basicThe label displayed by the button or link.You can specify a string or a value referenceexpression.valueaccesskey, alt, binding, id, lang,rendered, styleClass, valueBasic attributescoords (h:commandLink only), dir,disabled (h:commandButton only),hreflang (h:commandLink only),lang, readonly, rel (h:commandLinkonly), rev (h:commandLink only),shape (h:commandLink only), style,tabindex, target (h:commandLinkonly), title, typeHTML 4.0onblur, onchange, onclick,ondblclick, onfocus, onkeydown,onkeypress, onkeyup, onmousedown,onmousemove, onmouseout,onmouseover, onmouseup, onselectDHTML eventsAttributes for h:outputLinkAttributeDescriptionaccesskey, binding, converter, id,lang, rendered, styleClass, valueBasic attributescharset, coords, dir, hreflang, lang,rel, rev, shape, style, tabindex,target, title, typeHTML 4.0onblur, onchange, onclick, ondblclick,onfocus, onkeydown, onkeypress, onkeyup,onmousedown, onmousemove, onmouseout,onmouseover, onmouseupDHTML eventsAttributeDescriptionforThe ID of the component whose message is displayed—applicableonly to h:messageerrorClassCSS class applied to error messageserrorStyleCSS style applied to error messagesfatalClassCSS class applied to fatal messagesfatalStyleCSS style applied to fatal messagesglobalOnlyInstruction to display only global messages—applicable only toh:messages. Default: falseinfoClassCSS class applied to information messagesinfoStyleCSS style applied to information messageslayoutSpecification for message layout: table or list—applicable onlyto h:messagesshowDetailA boolean that determines whether message details are shown.Defaults are false for h:messages, true for h:messageshowSummaryA boolean that determines whether message summaries areshown. Defaults are true for h:messages, false for h:messagetooltipA boolean that determines whether message details are renderedin a tooltip; the tooltip is only rendered if showDetail andshowSummary are truewarnClassCSS class for warning messageswarnStyleCSS style for warning messagesbinding, id,rendered,styleClassBasic attributesstyle, titleHTML 4.0Attributes for h:panelGridAttributes for:h:selectBooleanCheckbox ,h:selectManyCheckbox , h:selectOneRadio ,h:selectOneListbox , h:selectManyListbox ,h:selectOneMenu , und color for the tableborderWidth of the table’s bordercellpaddingPadding around table cellscellspacingSpacing between table cellscolumnClassesComma-separated list of CSS classes for columnscolumnsNumber of columns in the tablefooterClassCSS class for the table footerframeSpecification for sides of the frame surrounding the tablethat are to be drawn; valid values: none, above, below,hsides, vsides, lhs, rhs, box, borderAttributeDescriptionheaderClassCSS class for the table headerdisabledClassCSS class for disabled elements—forh:selectOneRadio and h:selectManyCheckboxonlyrowClassesComma-separated list of CSS classes for columnsrulesCSS class for enabled elements—forh:selectOneRadio and h:selectManyCheckboxonlySpecification for lines drawn between cells; valid values:groups, rows, columns, allsummarySummary of the table’s purpose and structure used fornon-visual feedback such as speechbinding, id, rendered,styleClass, valueBasic attributesdir, lang, style,title, widthHTML 4.0onclick, ondblclick,onkeydown, onkeypress,onkeyup, ouseupDHTML eventsenabledClasslayoutSpecification for how elements are laid out:lineDirection (horizontal) or pageDirection(vertical)—for h:selectOneRadio andh:selectManyCheckbox onlybinding, converter, id,immediate, styleClass,required, rendered,validator, value,valueChangeListenerBasic attributesaccesskey, border, dir,disabled, lang, readonly,style, size, tabindex,titleHTML 4.0—border is applicable toh:selectOneRadio and h:selectManyCheckboxonly. size is applicable to h:selectOneListbox andh:selectManyListbox onlyonblur, onchange, onclick,ondblclick, onfocus,onkeydown, onkeypress,onkeyup, onmousedown,onmousemove, onmouseout,onmouseover, onmouseup,onselectDHTML eventsAttributes for h:panelGroupDZone, Inc. AttributeDescriptionbinding, id, rendered,styleClassBasic attributesstyleHTML 4.0www.dzone.com

7JavaServer Facestech facts at your fingertipsAttributes for h:dataTableAttributes for h:dataTable , gcolorBackground color for the tablevarborderWidth of the table’s borderThe name of the variable created by the data table thatrepresents the current item in the valuecellpaddingPadding around table cellsbinding, id, rendered,styleClass, valueBasic attributescellspacingSpacing between table cellsComma-separated list of CSS classes for columnsdir, lang, style, title,widthHTML 4.0columnClassesfirstIndex of the first row shown in the tableDHTML eventsfooterClassCSS class for the table footerframeFrame Specification for sides of the frame surrounding thetable that are to be drawn; valid values: none, above, below,hsides, vsides, lhs, rhs, box, borderonclick, ondblclick,onkeydown, onkeypress,onkeyup, onmousedown,onmousemove, onmouseout,onmouseover, onmouseupheaderClassCSS class for the table headerrowClassesComma-separated list of CSS classes for rowsAttributeDescriptionrulesSpecification for lines drawn between cells; valid values:groups, rows, columns, allheaderClass (JSF 1.2)CSS class for the column's headerfooterClass (JSF 1.2)CSS class for the column's footerbinding, id, renderedBasic attributesAttributes for h:columnSummary of the table's purpose and structure used for nonvisual feedback such as speechsummaryABOUT THE AUTHORRECOMMENDED BOOKCay S. HorstmannCore JavaServer FacesCay S. Horstmann has written many books on C , Java and objectoriented development, is the series editor for Core Books at Prentice-Halland a frequent speaker at computer industry conferences. For four years,Cay was VP and CTO of an Internet startup that went from 3 people in atiny office to a public company. He is now a computer science professorat San Jose State University. He was elected Java Champion in 2005.delves into all facets ofJSF development, offeringsystematic best practices forbuilding robust applicationsand maximizing developerList of recent books/publications productivity. ore Java, with Gary Cornell, Sun Microsystems Press 1996 - 2007 (8 editions)C Core JavaServer Faces, with David Geary, Sun Microsystems Press, 2004-2006 (2 editions) Big Java, John Wiley & Sons 2001 - 2007 (3 editions)BlogWeb //horstmann.comBUY NOWbooks.dzone.com/books/jsfGet More FREE Refcardz. Visit refcardz.com now!Upcoming Refcardz:Available:Core SeamEssential RubyEssential MySQLCore CSS: Part IJUnit and EasyMockCore .NETGetting Started with MyEclipseVery First Steps in FlexEquinoxSpring AnnotationsC#EMFCore JavaGroovyCore CSS: Part IINetBeans IDE 6.1 Java EditorPHPRSS and AtomJSP Expression LanguageGetting Started with JPAGlassFish Application ServerALM Best PracticesJavaServer FacesSilverlight 2Hibernate SearchXMLHTML and XHTMLStruts2FREEDesign PatternsPublished June 2008Visit refcardz.com for a complete listing of available Refcardz.DZone, Inc.1251 NW MaynardCary, NC 27513DZone communities deliver over 4 million pages each month tomore than 1.7 million software developers, architects and decisionmakers. DZone offers something for everyone, including news,tutorials, cheatsheets, blogs, feature articles, source code and more.“DZone is a developer’s dream,” says PC Magazine.ISBN-13: 978-1-934238-19-6ISBN-10: 1-934238-19-850795888.678.0399919.678.0300Refcardz Feedback Welcomerefcardz@dzone.comSponsorship Opportunitiessales@dzone.com 7.95Core CSS: Part III9 781934 238196Copyright 2008 DZone, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by means electronic, mechanical,photocopying, or otherwise, without prior written permission of the publisher. Reference: Core JavaServer Faces, David Geary and Cay S. Horstmann, Sun Microsystems Press, 2004-2006.Version 1.0

n Faces-config.xml n The JSF Expression Language . JavaServer Faces (JSF) is the "official" component-based view technology in the Java EE web tier. JSF includes a set of predefined UI components, an event-driven programming model, and the ability to add third-party components. . server as a request parameter value Value expression that .