The J2EE™ Tutorial Second Edition

Referencing a Backing Bean Method

A component tag has a set of attributes for referencing backing bean methods that can perform certain functions for the component associated with the tag. These attributes are summarized in Table 18-10.

Table 18-10. Component Tag Attributes that Reference Backing Bean Methods

Attribute	Function
action	Refers to a backing bean method that performs navigation processing for the component and returns a logical outcome String
actionListener	Refers to a backing bean method that handles ActionEvents
validator	Refers to a backing bean method that performs validation on the component's value
valueChangeListener	Refers to a backing bean method that handles ValueChangeEvents

Only components that implement ActionSource can use the ...