Creating Custom UI Components and Other Custom Objects

15 Creating Custom UI Components and Other Custom Objects

This chapter describes creating custom components for applications that have additional functionality not provided by standard JavaServer Faces components.

The following topics are addressed here:

Introduction to Creating Custom Components
Determining Whether You Need a Custom Component or Renderer
Understanding the Image Map Example
Steps for Creating a Custom Component
Creating Custom Component Classes
Delegating Rendering to a Renderer
Implementing an Event Listener
Handling Events for Custom Components
Defining the Custom Component Tag in a Tag Library Descriptor
Using a Custom Component
Creating and Using a Custom Converter
Creating and Using a Custom Validator
Binding Component Values and Instances to Managed Bean Properties
Binding Converters, Listeners, and Validators to Managed Bean Properties