Core JavaServer Faces, Second Edition

Chapter 9. Custom Components, Converters, and Validators

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• “Classes for Implementing Custom Components” on page 356

• “Encoding: Generating Markup” on page 362

• “Decoding: Processing Request Values” on page 366

• “Implementing Custom Component Tags” on page 372

• “Revisiting the Spinner” on page 387

• “Encoding JavaScript to Avoid Server Roundtrips” on page 404

• “Using Child Components and Facets” on page 408

• “Implementing Custom Converters and Validators”on page 432

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JSF provides a basic set of components for building HTML-based web applications, such as text fields, checkboxes, buttons, and so on. However, most user interface designers want more advanced components, such as calendars, tabbed panes, or navigation ...