JSF HTML tag library - InputText

h:inputText

The inputText tag renders an HTML input element of the type "text". It is essential that your tag is inside the <h:form> tag. Example <h:inputText id="login" value="#{yourbean.username}" /> HTML Output <input id="form:login" name="form:login" type="text" />

Tag Attributes

accesskey	Text
The accesskey attribute is a standard HTML attribute that sets the access key that transfers focus to this element when pressed.

alt	Text
The alt attribute is a standard HTML attribute that sets the alternate textual description rendered by this component.

binding	Expression
The value-binding expression linking this component tag to a backing bean property.

converter	Text
The converter attribute sets the converter instance to be registered for this component. It must match the converter-id value of a converter element defined in your Faces configuration file.

dir	Enumerated
The dir attribute is a standard HTML attribute that overrides the default text directionality for this component. The values accepted for this component are "LTR" (left-to-right) and "RTL" (right-to-left).

disabled	Boolean
The disabled attribute is a boolean flag that when set to true indicates that this component should not receive focus or be included in a form submit.

id	Text
The unique identifier value for this component. The value must be unique within the closest naming container.

immediate	Boolean
The immediate attribute is a boolean flag indicating that component events should be sent to registered event listeners immediately rather than after the validation phase of the JSF request processing lifecycle. The immediate flag allows you bypass JSF validation for a particular component.

lang	Text
The lang attribute is a standard HTML attribute that sets the code describing the language to be used in the markup generated by this component.

maxlength	Text
The maxlength attribute sets the maximum length in characters of the string accepted by this input component.

onblur	Text
The onblur attribute sets the JavaScript code to execute when this element loses focus.

onchange	Text
The onchange attribute sets the JavaScript code to execute when this element loses focus and its value changes after gaining focus.

onclick	Text
The onclick attribute sets the JavaScript code to execute when the mouse pointer is clicked over this element.

ondblclick	Text
The ondblclick attribute sets the JavaScript code to execute when the mouse pointer is double-clicked over this element.

onfocus	Text
The onfocus attribute sets the JavaScript code to execute when the element receives focus.

onkeydown	Text
The onkeydown attribute sets the JavaScript code to execute when a key is pressed down over this element.

onkeypress	Text
The onkeypress attribute sets the JavaScript code to execute when a key is pressed and released over this element.

onkeyup	Text
The onkeyup attribute sets the JavaScript code to execute when a key is released over this element.

onmousedown	Text
The onmousedown attribute sets the JavaScript code to execute when the mouse pointer is pressed down over this element.

onmousemove	Text
The onmousemove attribute sets the JavaScript code to execute when the mouse pointer is moved within this element.

onmouseout	Text
The onmouseout attribute sets the JavaScript code to execute when the mouse pointer is moved away from this element.

onmouseover	Text
The onmouseover attribute sets the JavaScript code to execute when the mouse pointer is moved onto this element.

onmouseup	Text
The onmouseup attribute sets the JavaScript code to execute when the mouse button is released over this element.

onselect	Text
The onselect attribute sets the JavaScript code to execute when the user selects the text contained by this element.

readonly	Boolean
The readonly attribute is a boolean flag that when set to true prohibits changes to this element by the user. The element will continue to receive focus unless you set the disabled attribute to true.

rendered	Boolean
A value-binding expression that evaluates to a Boolean condition indicating if this component should be rendered.

required	Boolean
The required attribute is a boolean flag that indicates whether or not the user is required to provide a value for this field before the form can be submitted to the server.

size	Text
The size attribute sets the width in characters of this input field.

style	CSS Style
The style attribute sets the CSS style definition to be applied to this component when it is rendered.

styleClass	CSS Class
The styleClass attribute sets the CSS class to apply to this component when it is rendered.

tabindex	Text
The tabindex attribute is a standard HTML attribute that sets the order in which this element receives focus when the user cycles through the elements using the TAB key. The value for this attribute must be an integer between 0 and 32767.

title	Text
The title attribute is a standard HTML attribute that sets the tooltip text to display for the rendered component.

validator	Text
The validator attribute accepts a method-binding expression representing a validator method that will be called when the JSF framework validates this component. A validator method must be a public method that takes FacesContext, UIComponent, and Object parameters, with a return type of void.

value	Text
The value attribute sets the current value for this component.

valueChangeListener	Text
The valueChangeListener attribute accepts a method-binding expression representing a value change listener method to be notified when a new value has been set for this input component. A value change listener method must be a public method that takes a ValueChangeEvent parameter, with a return type of void.