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Summary

Tag name: <tr:switcher>
UIComponent class: org.apache.myfaces.trinidad.component.UIXSwitcher
Component type: org.apache.myfaces.trinidad.Switcher
The switcher component dynamically decides which facet component should be rendered. It has two properties. The switcher will render the facet matching "facetName"; however, if no such facet exists (or "facetName" is null), and "defaultFacet" has been set, then that facet will be used instead. (It's possible to achieve this same functionality by using a panelGroup and binding the "rendered" property of each child, but this component can be simpler. Ordinary children of the switcher component are not rendered at all.)

Example(s):

<tr:switcher facetName="#{userData.person}" defaultFacet="default">
  <f:facet name="default">
    <tr:outputText value="You have not picked anyone I know"/>
  </f:facet >
  <f:facet name="Roger">
    <tr:outputText value="You have picked Roger"/>
  </f:facet >
  <f:facet name="Peter">
    <tr:outputText value="You have picked Peter"/>
  </f:facet >
</tr:switcher>

Events

Type Phases Description
org.apache.myfaces.trinidad.event.AttributeChangeEvent Invoke Application,
Apply Request Values
Event delivered to describe an attribute change. Attribute change events are not delivered for any programmatic change to a property. They are only delivered when a renderer changes a property without the application's specific request. An example of an attribute change events might include the width of a column that supported client-side resizing.

Attributes

Name Type Supports EL? Description
attributeChangeListener javax.el.MethodExpression Only EL a method reference to an attribute change listener. Attribute change events are not delivered for any programmatic change to a property. They are only delivered when a renderer changes a property without the application's specific request. An example of an attribute change events might include the width of a column that supported client-side resizing.
binding org.apache.myfaces.trinidad.component.UIXSwitcher Only EL an EL reference that will store the component instance on a bean. This can be used to give programmatic access to a component from a backing bean, or to move creation of the component to a backing bean.
defaultFacet String Yes the name of the facet to render and process if "facetName" is null or otherwise does not refer to an existing facet.
facetName String Yes the name of the facet to render and process.
id String No the identifier for the component. The identifier must follow a subset of the syntax allowed in HTML:
  • Must not be a zero-length String.
  • First character must be an ASCII letter (A-Za-z) or an underscore ('_').
  • Subsequent characters must be an ASCII letter or digit (A-Za-z0-9), an underscore ('_'), or a dash ('-').
rendered boolean Yes whether the component is rendered. When set to false, no output will be delivered for this component (the component will not in any way be rendered, and cannot be made visible on the client).