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These tables are from the book Core JavaServer Faces by David Geary and Cay Horstmann,
Sun Microsystems Press 2004.
Table 41 JSF Core Tags
Tag Description
f:view Creates the top-level view
f:subview Creates a subview of a view
f:facet Adds a facet to a component
f:attribute
Adds an attribute (key/value) to a
component
f:param Constructs a parameter component
f:actionListener Adds an action listener to a component
f:valueChangeListener
Adds a valuechange listener to a
component
f:setPropertyChangeListener
(JSF 1.2)
Adds an action listener to a component
that sets a bean property to a given value.
f:converter
Adds an arbitrary converter to a
component
f:convertDateTime Adds a datetime converter to a component
f:convertNumber Adds a number converter to a component
f:validator Adds a validator to a component
f:validateDoubleRange
Validates a double range for a
components value
f:validateLength
Validates the length of a components
value
f:validateLongRange
Validates a long range for a components
value
f:loadBundle
Loads a resource bundle, stores properties
as a Map
f:selectitems
Specifies items for a select one or select
many component
f:selectitem
Specifies an item for a select one or select
many component
f:verbatim Adds markup to a JSF page
Table 43 JSF HTML Tags
Tag Description
h:form HTML form
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h:inputText Single-line text input control. Examples
h:inputTextArea Multiline text input control. Examples
h:inputSecret Password input control. Examples
h:inputHidden Hidden field
h:outputLabel Label for another component for accessibility
h:outputLink HTML anchor. Examples
h:outputFormat
Like outputText, but formats compound
messages
h:outputText Single-line text output. Examples
h:commandButton Button: submit, reset, or pushbutton. Examples
h:commandLink Link that acts like a pushbutton. Examples
h:message
Displays the most recent message for a
component
h:messages Displays all messages
h:grapicImage Displays an image. Examples
h:selectOneListbox Single-select listbox. Examples
h:selectOneMenu Single-select menu. Examples
h:selectOneRadio Set of radio buttons. Examples
h:selectBooleanCheckbox Checkbox. Examples
h:selectManyCheckbox Set of checkboxes. Examples
h:selectManyListbox Multiselect listbox. Examples
h:selectManyMenu Multiselect menu. Examples
h:panelGrid HTML table
h:panelGroup
Two or more components that are laid out as
one
h:dataTable A feature-rich table control
h:column Column in a dataTable
Table 44 Basic Attributes
Attribute
Component
Types
Description
id A (25) Identifier for a component
binding A (25)
Reference to the component that
can be used in a backing bean
rendered A (25)
A boolean; false suppresses
rendering
styleClass A (23)
Cascading stylesheet (CSS) class
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styleClass A (23)
name
value I, O, C (19)
A components value, typically a
value binding
valueChangeListener I (11)
A method binding to a method
that responds to value changes
converter I, O (15) Converter class name
validator I (11)
Class name of a validator thats
created and attached to a
component
required I (11)
A boolean; if true, requires a
value to be entered in the
associated field
A = all, I = input, O = output, C = commands, (n) = number of tags with attribute
Table 45 HTML 4.0 Pass-through Attributes
Attribute Description
accesskey (14)
A key, typically combined with a system-defined
metakey, that gives focus to an element
accept (1) Comma-separated list of content types for a form
accept-charset
(1)
Comma- or space-separated list of character encodings
for a form. The accept-charset attribute is specified
with the JSF HTML attribute named acceptcharset.
alt (4)
Alternative text for nontextual elements such as
images or applets
border (4) Pixel value for an elements border width
charset (3) Character encoding for a linked resource
coords (2)
Coordinates for an element whose shape is a
rectangle, circle, or polygon
dir (18)
Direction for text. Valid values are ltr (left to right)
and rtl (right to left).
disabled (11) Disabled state of an input element or button
hreflang (2)
Base language of a resource specified with the href
attribute; hreflang may only be used with href.
lang (20) Base language of an elements attributes and text
maxlength (2) Maximum number of characters for text fields
readonly (11)
Read-only state of an input field; text can be selected
in a readonly field but not edited
rel (2)
Relationship between the current document and a link
specified with the href attribute
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rev (2)
Reverse link from the anchor specified with href to
the current document. The value of the attribute is a
space-separated list of link types.
rows (1)
Number of visible rows in a text area. h:dataTable has
a rows attribute, but its not an HTML pass-through
attribute.
shape (2)
Shape of a region. Valid values: default, rect, circle,
poly. (default signifies the entire region)
size (4) Size of an input field
style (23) Inline style information
tabindex (14) Numerical value specifying a tab index
target (3) The name of a frame in which a document is opened
title (22)
A title, used for accessibility, that describes an
element. Visual browsers typically create tooltips for
the titles value
type (4) Type of a link; for example, "stylesheet"
width (3) Width of an element
(n) = number of tags with attribute
Table 46 DHTML Event Attributes
Attribute Description
onblur (14) Element loses focus
onchange (11) Elements value changes
onclick (17) Mouse button is clicked over the element
ondblclick (18) Mouse button is double-clicked over the element
onfocus (14) Element receives focus
onkeydown (18) Key is pressed
onkeypress (18) Key is pressed and subsequently released
onkeyup (18) Key is released
onmousedown (18) Mouse button is pressed over the element
onmousemove (18) Mouse moves over the element
onmouseout (18) Mouse leaves the elements area
onmouseover (18) Mouse moves onto an element
onmouseup (18) Mouse button is released
onreset (1) Form is reset
onselect (11) Text is selected in an input field
onsubmit (1) Form is submitted
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(n) = number of tags with attribute
Table 47 Attributes for h:form
Attribute Description
binding, id,
rendered,
styleClass
Basic attributes
accept,
acceptcharset,
dir, enctype,
lang, style,
target, title
HTML 4.0 attributes
onblur, onchange,
onclick,
ondblclick,
onfocus,
onkeydown,
onkeypress,
onkeyup,
onmousedown,
onmousemove,
onmouseout,
onmouseover,
onreset, onsubmit
DHTML events
Table 48 Attributes for h:inputText, h:inputSecret, h:inputTextarea,and h:inputHidden
Attribute Description
cols For h:inputTextarea onlynumber of columns
immediate Process validation early in the life cycle
redisplay
For h:inputSecret onlywhen true, the input
fields value is redisplayed when the web page is
reloaded
required
Require input in the component when the form is
submitted
rows For h:inputTextarea onlynumber of rows
valueChangeListener A specified listener thats notified of value changes
binding, converter,
id, rendered,
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required,
styleClass, value,
validator
Basic attributes
accesskey, alt, dir,
disabled, lang,
maxlength, readonly,
size, style,
tabindex, title
HTML 4.0 pass-through attributesalt, maxlength,
and size do not apply to h:inputTextarea. None
apply to h:inputHidden.
onblur, onchange,
onclick, ondblclick,
onfocus, onkeydown,
onkeypress, onkeyup,
onmousedown,
onmousemove,
onmouseout,
onmouseover,
onselect
DHTML events. None apply to h:inputHidden.
Table 49 h:inputText and h:inputSecret Examples
Example Result
<h:inputText value="#{form.testString}"
readonly="true"/>
<h:inputSecret value="#{form.passwd}"
redisplay="true"/>
<h:inputSecret value="#{form.passwd}"
redisplay="false"/>
<h:inputText value="inputText" style="color:
Yellow; background: Teal;"/>
<h:inputText value="1234567" size="5"/>
<h:inputText value="1234567890"
maxlength="6" size="10"/>
Table 410 h:inputTextarea Examples
Example Result
<h:inputTextarea rows="5"/>
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<h:inputTextarea cols="5"/>
<h:inputTextarea value="123456789012345"
rows="3" cols="10"/>
<h:inputTextarea value="#{form.dataInRows}"
rows="2" cols="15"/>
Table 411 Attributes for h:outputText and h:outputFormat
Attribute Description
escape
If set to true, escapes <, >, and & characters. Default
value is true.
binding,
converter, id,
rendered,
styleClass, value
Basic attributes
style, title HTML 4.0
Attributes for h:outputLabel
Attribute Description
for The ID of the component to be labeled.
binding,
converter, id,
rendered, value
Basic attributes
Table 412 Attributes for h:graphicImage
Attribute Description
binding, id,
rendered,
styleClass, value
Basic attributes
alt, dir, height,
ismap, lang,
longdesc, style,
title, url,
usemap, width
HTML 4.0
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onblur, onchange,
onclick,
ondblclick,
onfocus,
onkeydown,
onkeypress,
onkeyup,
onmousedown,
onmousemove,
onmouseout,
onmouseover,
onmouseup
DHTML events
Table 413 h:outputText and h:graphicImage Examples
Example Result
<h:outputText
value="#{form.testString}"/>
<h:outputText value="Number
#{form.number}"/>
<h:outputText value="<input
type=text value=hello/>"/>
<h:outputText escape="true"
value="<input type=text
value=hello/>"/>
<h:graphicImage
value="/tjefferson.jpg"/>
<h:graphicImage
value="/tjefferson.jpg"
style="border: thin solid
black"/>
Table 414 h:commandButton and h:commandLink
Attribute Description
action
If specified as a string: Directly specifies an outcome
used by the navigation handler to determine the JSF
page to load next as a result of activating the button or
link If specified as a method binding: The method has
this signature: String methodName(); the string
represents the outcome
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actionListener
A method binding that refers to a method with this
signature: void methodName(ActionEvent)
charset
For h:commandLink onlyThe character encoding of
the linked reference
image
For h:commandButton onlyA context-relative path to
an image displayed in a button. If you specify this
attribute, the HTML inputs type will be image.
immediate
A boolean. If false (the default), actions and action
listeners are invoked at the end of the request life
cycle; if true, actions and action listeners are invoked
at the beginning of the life cycle. See Chapter 6 for
more information about the immediate attribute.
type
For h:commandButton: The type of the generated input
element: button, submit, or reset. The default, unless
you specify the image attribute, is submit. For
h:commandLink: The content type of the linked
resource; for example, text/html, image/gif, or
audio/basic
value
The label displayed by the button or link. You can
specify a string or a value reference expression.
accesskey, alt,
binding, id, lang,
rendered,
styleClass, value
Basic attributes
coords
(h:commandLink
only), dir,
disabled
(h:commandButton
only), hreflang
(h:commandLink
only), lang,
readonly, rel
(h:commandLink
only), rev
(h:commandLink
only), shape
(h:commandLink
only), style,
tabindex, target
(h:commandLink
only), title, type
HTML 4.0
onblur, onchange,
onclick,
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ondblclick,
onfocus,
onkeydown,
onkeypress,
onkeyup,
onmousedown,
onmousemove,
onmouseout,
onmouseover,
onmouseup,
onselect
DHTML events
Table 415 h:commandButton Examples
Example Result
<h:commandButton value="submit"
type="submit"/>
<h:commandButton value="reset"
type="reset"/>
<h:commandButton value="click
this button..."
onclick="alert('button clicked')"
type="button"/>
<h:commandButton value="disabled"
disabled="#{not
form.buttonEnabled}"/>
<h:commandButton
value="#{form.buttonText}"
type="reset"/>
Table 416 h:commandLink Examples
Example Result
<h:commandLink> <h:outputText
value="register"/> </h:commandLink>
<h:commandLink style="font-style:
italic"> <h:outputText
value="#{msgs.linkText}"/>
</h:commandLink>


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<h:commandLink> <h:outputText
value="#{msgs.linkText}"/>
<h:graphicImage
value="/registration.jpg"/>
</h:commandLink>
<h:commandLink value="welcome"
actionListener="#{form.useLinkValue}"
action="#{form.followLink}">
<h:commandLink> <h:outputText
value="welcome"/> <f:param
name="outcome" value="welcome"/>
</h:commandLink>
Table 417 Attributes for h:outputLink
Attribute Description
accesskey,
binding,
converter, id,
lang, rendered,
styleClass, value
Basic attributes
charset, coords,
dir, hreflang,
lang, rel, rev,
shape, style,
tabindex, target,
title, type
HTML 4.0
onblur, onchange,
onclick,
ondblclick,
onfocus,
onkeydown,
onkeypress,
onkeyup,
onmousedown,
onmousemove,
onmouseout,
onmouseover,
onmouseup
DHTML events
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Table 418 h:outputLink Examples
Example Result
<h:outputLink
value="http://java.net">
<h:graphicImage value="java-dot-
net.jpg"/> <h:outputText
value="java.net"/> </h:outputLink>
<h:outputLink
value="#{form.welcomeURL}">
<h:outputText
value="#{form.welcomeLinkText}"/>
</h:outputLink>
<h:outputLink value="#introduction">
<h:outputText value="Introduction"
style="font-style: italic"/>
</h:outputLink>
<h:outputLink value="#conclusion"
title="Go to the conclusion">
<h:outputText value="Conclusion"/>
</h:outputLink>
<h:outputLink value="#toc" title="Go
to the table of contents">
<f:verbatim> <h2>Table of
Contents</h2> </f:verbatim>
</h:outputLink>
Table 419 Selection Tag Examples
Tag
Generated
HTML
Examples
h:selectBooleanCheckbox
<input
type="checkbox">
h:selectManyCheckbox
<table> ...
<label> <input
type="checkbox"/>
</label> ...
</table>
h:selectOneRadio
<table> ...
<label> <input
type="radio"/>
</label> ...
</table>
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h:selectOneListbox
<select> <option
value="Cheese">
Cheese </option>
... </select>
h:selectManyListbox
<select multiple>
<option
value="Cheese">
Cheese </option>
... </select>
h:selectOneMenu
<select size="1">
<option
value="Cheese">
Cheese </option>
... </select>
h:selectManyMenu
<select multiple
size="1"> <option
value="Sunday">
Sunday </option>
... </select>
Table 420 Attributes for h:selectBooleanCheckbox, h:selectManyCheckbox,
h:selectOneRadio, h:selectOneListbox, h:selectManyListbox, h:selectOneMenu,
h:selectManyMenu
Attribute Description
disabledClass
CSS class for disabled elementsfor
h:selectOneRadio and h:selectManyCheckbox only
enabledClass
CSS class for enabled elementsfor
h:selectOneRadio and h:selectManyCheckbox only
layout
Specification for how elements are laid out:
lineDirection (horizontal) or pageDirection
(vertical)for h:selectOneRadio and
h:selectManyCheckbox only
binding, converter,
id, immediate,
styleClass,
required, rendered,
validator, value,
valueChangeListener
Basic attributes
accesskey, border,
dir, disabled, lang,
readonly, style,
size, tabindex,
HTML 4.0border is applicable to
h:selectOneRadio and h:selectManyCheckbox only.
size is applicable to h:selectOneListbox and
h:selectManyListbox only.
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title
h:selectManyListbox only.
onblur, onchange,
onclick, ondblclick,
onfocus, onkeydown,
onkeypress, onkeyup,
onmousedown,
onmousemove,
onmouseout,
onmouseover,
onmouseup, onselect
DHTML events
Table 421 Attributes for f:selectItem
Attribute Description
binding, id Basic attributes
itemDescription Description used by tools only
itemDisabled Boolean value that sets the items disabled property
itemLabel Text shown by the item
itemValue
Items value, which is passed to the server as a
request parameter
value
Value binding expression that points to a SelectItem
instance
Attributes for f:selectItems
Attribute Description
binding, id Basic attributes
value
Value binding expression that points to a SelectItem,
an array or Collection of SelectItem objects, or a Map
mapping labels to values.
Table 422 Attributes for h:message and h:messages
Attribute Description
for
The ID of the component whose message is displayed
applicable only to h:message
errorClass CSS class applied to error messages
errorStyle CSS style applied to error messages
fatalClass CSS class applied to fatal messages
fatalStyle CSS style applied to fatal messages
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globalOnly
Instruction to display only global messages
applicable only to h:messages. Default: false
infoClass CSS class applied to information messages
infoStyle CSS style applied to information messages
layout
Specification for message layout: table or list
applicable only to h:messages
showDetail
A boolean that determines whether message details are
shown. Defaults are false for h:messages, true for
h:message.
showSummary
A boolean that determines whether message
summaries are shown. Defaults are true for
h:messages, false for h:message.
tooltip
A boolean that determines whether message details are
rendered in a tooltip; the tooltip is only rendered if
showDetail and showSummary are true
warnClass CSS class for warning messages
warnStyle CSS style for warning messages
binding, id,
rendered,
styleClass
Basic attributes
style, title HTML 4.0
Table 423 Attributes for h:panelGrid
Attribute Description
bgcolor Background color for the table
border Width of the tables border
cellpadding Padding around table cells
cellspacing Spacing between table cells
columnClasses Comma-separated list of CSS classes for columns
columns Number of columns in the table
footerClass CSS class for the table footer
frame
frame Specification for sides of the frame surrounding
the table that are to be drawn; valid values: none,
above, below, hsides, vsides, lhs, rhs, box, border
headerClass CSS class for the table header
rowClasses Comma-separated list of CSS classes for columns
rules
Specification for lines drawn between cells; valid
values: groups, rows, columns, all
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summary
Summary of the tables purpose and structure used for
non-visual feedback such as speech
binding, id,
rendered,
styleClass, value
Basic attributes
dir, lang, style,
title, width
HTML 4.0
onclick,
ondblclick,
onkeydown,
onkeypress,
onkeyup,
onmousedown,
onmousemove,
onmouseout,
onmouseover,
onmouseup
DHTML events
Table 424 Attributes for h:panelGroup
Attribute Description
binding, id,
rendered,
styleClass
Basic attributes
style HTML 4.0
Table 51 Attributes for h:dataTable
Attribute Description
bgcolor Background color for the table
border width of the table's border
cellpadding Padding around table cells
cellspacing Spacing between table cells
columnClasses comma-separated list of CSS classes for columns
first index of the first row shown in the table
footerClass CSS class for the table footer
frame
Specification for sides of the frame surrounding the
table should be drawn; valid values: none, above,
below, hsides, vsides, lhs, rhs, box, border
headerClass CSS class for the table header
rowClasses comma-separated list of CSS classes for rows
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rules
Specification for lines drawn between cells; valid
values: groups, rows, columns, all
summary
summary of the table's purpose and structure used for
non-visual feedback such as speech
var
The name of the variable created by the data table that
represents the current item in the value
binding, id,
rendered,
styleClass, value
Basic attributes
dir, lang, style,
title, width
HTML 4.0
onclick,
ondblclick,
onkeydown,
onkeypress,
onkeyup,
onmousedown,
onmousemove,
onmouseout,
onmouseover,
onmouseup
DHTML events
Attributes for h:column
Attribute Description
headerClass (JSF
1.2)
CSS class for the column's header
footerClass (JSF
1.2)
CSS class for the column's footer
binding, id,
rendered
Basic attributes
Table 61 Attributes for f:convertNumber
Attribute Type Value
type String
number (default), currency , or
percent
pattern String
Formatting pattern, as defined in
java.text.DecimalFormat
maxFractionDigits int
Maximum number of digits in the
fractional part
minFractionDigits int
Minimum number of digits in the
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minFractionDigits int
fractional part
maxIntegerDigits int
Maximum number of digits in the
integer part
minIntegerDigits int
Minimum number of digits in the
integer part
integerOnly boolean
True if only the integer part is
parsed (default: false)
groupingUsed boolean
True if grouping separators are
used (default: true)
locale java.util.Locale
Locale whose preferences are to be
used for parsing and formatting
currencyCode String
ISO 4217 currency code to use
when converting currency values
currencySymbol String
Currency symbol to use when
converting currency values
Table 62 Attributes for f:convertDateTime
Attribute Type Value
type String date (default), time, or both
dateStyle String
default, short, medium, long, or
full
timeStyle String
default, short, medium, long, or
full
pattern String
Formatting pattern, as defined in
java.text.SimpleDateFormat
locale java.util.Locale
Locale whose preferences are to be
used for parsing and formatting
timeZone java.util.TimeZone
Time zone to use for parsing and
formatting
Table 63 Standard Validators
JSP Tag Validator Class Attributes Validates
f:validateDoubleRange DoubleRangeValidator
minimum,
maximum
a double
value within
an optional
range
f:validateLongRange LongRangeValidator
minimum,
maximum
a long value
within an
optional
range
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f:validateLength LengthValidator
minimum,
maximum
a String
with a
minimum
and
maximum
number of
characters
Attributes for f:view
Attribute Description
locale The locale for this view.
renderKitId (JSF
1.2)
The render kit ID for this view
beforePhase,
afterPhase
Phase listeners that are called in every phase except
"restore view"
Attributes for f:subview
Attribute Description
binding, id,
rendered
Basic attributes
Attributes for f:facet
Attribute Description
name The name of this facet.
Attributes for f:attribute
Attribute Description
name The name of the attribute to set.
value The value of the attribute.
Attributes for f:param
Attribute Description
name An optional name for this parameter component.
value The value stored in this component.
binding, id Basic attributes
Attributes for f:actionListener, f:valueChangeListener
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Attribute Description
type The name of the listener class
Attributes for f:propertyChangeListener
Attribute Description
target
The bean property to set when the action event
occurs
value The value to set it to
Attributes for f:converter
Attribute Description
converterId The ID of the converter
Attributes for f:validator
Attribute Description
validatorId The ID of the validator
Attributes for f:loadBundle
Attribute Description
basename The resource bundle name
value
The name of the variable that is bound to the bundle
map
Attributes for f:verbatim
Attribute Description
escape
If set to true, escapes <, >, and & characters. Default
value is false.
rendered (JSF
1.2)
Basic attributes

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