Standard JSF Component Tag Attributes

While working with standard JSF components in JDeveloper, you can view and set component tag attributes in the Property Inspector. Most of the standard JSF component tag attributes accept value expressions, that is, #{ expression} using JSF Expression Language (EL). For example, #{personData.username}.

When you add a component to the JSF page, the Property Inspector displays the supported attributes for the component tag grouped in these categories:

Common: Commonly used attributes, which varies from component to component. Also includes the attributes id and binding. The id is the unique identifier of a component, which must be a valid XML name; you cannot use leading numeric values or spaces in the id name. The binding is the EL expression that binds a component instance to a property in a bean.
Appearance: Basic attributes that control the visible parts, including title and accessKey.
Style: HTML style and presentation attributes such as background, border, cellpadding, cellspacing, font, margin, style, outline. Most of the attributes that the HTML 4.01 specification declares for corresponding HTML elements are supported.
Behavior: Basic attributes that control the component's behavior, including HTML pass-through attributes such as disabled and readOnly. Also includes an Internationalization section for HTML language translation attributes such as lang and dir.
JavaScript: HTML event attributes (for associating client-side scripts with events) such as onclick, onkeypress, and onmouseover.

To see descriptive information about a component's attribute, right-click in the property name or field in the Property Inspector. A resizable popup window appears, where you can view a description of the property in a scrollable Property Help box. You can also open the property popup window by clicking the dropdown menu.