PrimeFaces Cookbook

Listing data with dataList

dataList presents a collection of data in the list layout, with several display types and features such as AJAX pagination.

How to do it...

A simple definition for a data list with a header facet for listing countries starting with the letter "A" would be as follows:

<p:dataList value="#{dataListController.countriesShort}" var="country" itemType="disc">
<f:facet name="header">
Countries starting with 'A'
</f:facet>
#{country}
</p:dataList>

The appearance of the component would be as follows:

There's more...

The type attribute defines how the list should be presented. The values for the attribute can be unordered, ordered, ...