Using Core Tags - The Java EE 6 Tutorial (original) (raw)

Tag	Function
f:actionListener	Adds an action listener to a parent component
f:phaseListener	Adds a PhaseListener to a page
f:setPropertyActionListener	Registers a special action listener whose sole purpose is to push a value into a managed bean when a form is submitted
f:valueChangeListener	Adds a value-change listener to a parent component

Table 7-9 lists the data conversion core tags.

Table 7-9 Data Conversion Core Tags

Tag	Function
f:converter	Adds an arbitrary converter to the parent component
f:convertDateTime	Adds a DateTimeConverter instance to the parent component
f:convertNumber	Adds a NumberConverter instance to the parent component

Table 7-10 lists the facet core tags.

Table 7-10 Facet Core Tags

Tag	Function
f:facet	Adds a nested component that has a special relationship to its enclosing tag
f:metadata	Registers a facet on a parent component

Table 7-11 lists the core tags that represent items in a list.

Table 7-11 Core Tags that Represent Items in a List

Tag	Function
f:selectItem	Represents one item in a list of items
f:selectItems	Represents a set of items

Table 7-12 lists the validator core tags.

Table 7-12 Validator Core Tags

Tag	Function
f:validateDoubleRange	Adds a DoubleRangeValidator to a component
f:validateLength	Adds a LengthValidatorto a component
f:validateLongRange	Adds a LongRangeValidator to a component
f:validator	Adds a custom validator to a component
f:validateRegEx	Adds a RegExValidator to a component
f:validateBean	Delegates the validation of a local value to a BeanValidator
f:validateRequired	Enforces the presence of a value in a component

Table 7-13 lists the core tags that fall into other categories.

Table 7-13 Miscellaneous Core Tags

Tag Category	Tag	Function
Attribute configuration	f:attribute	Adds configurable attributes to a parent component
Localization	f:loadBundle	Specifies a ResourceBundle that is exposed as a Map
Parameter substitution	f:param	Substitutes parameters into a MessageFormat instance and adds query string name-value pairs to a URL
Ajax	f:ajax	Associates an Ajax action with a single component or a group of components based on placement
Event	f:event	Allows installing a ComponentSystemEventListener on a component

These tags, which are used in conjunction with component tags, are explained in other sections of this tutorial. Table 7-14 lists the sections that explain how to use specific core tags.

Table 7-14 Where the Core Tags Are Explained

Tags	Where Explained
Event handling tags	Registering Listeners on Components
Data conversion tags	Using the Standard Converters
f:facet	Using Data-Bound Table Components and Laying Out Components with the h:panelGrid and h:panelGroup Tags
f:loadBundle	Setting the Resource Bundle
f:metadata	Using View Parameters to Configure Bookmarkable URLs
f:param	Displaying a Formatted Message with the h:outputFormat Tag
f:selectItemand f:selectItems	Using the f:selectItem and f:selectItems Tags
Validator tags	Using the Standard Validators
f:ajax	Chapter 11, Using Ajax with JavaServer Faces Technology