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javax.faces.view.facelets

public abstract Class Facelet

extends Object
Class Inheritance
Imports
javax.faces.component.UIComponent, javax.faces.context.FacesContext, java.io.IOException

The parent or root object in a FaceletHandler composition. The Facelet will take care of populating the passed UIComponent parent in relation to the create/restore lifecycle of JSF.

Constructor Summary

AccessConstructor and Description
public
Facelet()

Method Summary

Modifier and TypeMethod and Description
public abstract void
apply(FacesContext
The current FacesContext (Should be the same as FacesContext.getInstance())
facesContext, UIComponent
The UIComponent to populate in a compositional fashion. In most cases a Facelet will be base a UIViewRoot.
parent)

The passed UIComponent parent will be populated/restored in accordance with the Facelets chapter in the spec prose document.

Inherited from java.lang.Object:
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Constructor Detail

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public Facelet()

Method Detail

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public abstract void apply(FacesContext facesContext, UIComponent parent) throws IOException

The passed UIComponent parent will be populated/restored in accordance with the Facelets chapter in the spec prose document.

Parameters
facesContext:FacesContext

The current FacesContext (Should be the same as FacesContext.getInstance())

parent:UIComponent

The UIComponent to populate in a compositional fashion. In most cases a Facelet will be base a UIViewRoot.

Exceptions
IOException:
if unable to load a file necessary to apply this Facelet
FaceletException:
if unable to parse the markup loaded in applying this Facelet
FacesException:
if unable to create child UIComponent instances
ELException:
if any of the expressions in the markup loaded during the apply fail