The prototypes here were used in getting the feedback during the first part of GSOC project. They are all obsolete now, and only kept for as a reference for future students .

<hx:inputText>

This component is an HTML5 enabled extension of standard <h:inputText> and Trinidad's <tr:inputText>.

This component is able to render plain-text (types of text, search, url and tel), textarea and password inputs, just like <tr:inputText>. Plus new Html5 stuff is supported.

Extends: h:inputText or some middle-component that other input components extend

Attributes not present in ancestor:

Name	Required?	Values	Description
text	optional	one of 'text'(default), 'search', 'url', 'tel', 'textarea' and 'password'	Type of the input. Same rules apply for 'text', 'search', 'url' and 'tel' on browsers, except the new browser-side validation. see this.
required	optional	true or false(default).	Same with <h:inputText> 'required' except, 'required' attribute of HTML 'input' element is also used this time.
pattern	optional	EL and literal	Pattern to validate the typed input on browser-side and the server-side. This attribute should not be set and is ignored if "type" is 'textarea'.
suggestions	optional	Comma seperated strings, array or collection of SelectItem's	Suggestion values. This attribute should not be defined if "datalist" property is set. This property should not be set and is ignored if "type" is 'password' or 'textarea'.
autofocus	optional	boolean	If true, as soon as the page is loaded, allows the user to just start typing without having to manually focus the main control. Defaults to false.
placeholder	optional	EL and literal	Hint to show on the input, when nothing is typed
datalist	optional	EL and literal	Id of <hx:datalist> for suggestions mechanism. By this way, suggestion options(datalist) can be shared across several input elements. This attribute should not be set and is ignored if "type" is 'textarea' or 'password'.
cols	optional	int	Number of columns to set width of input element.
rows	optional	int	Number of rows to set height of input element. This attribute should not be set and is ignored if "type" is not 'textarea'. If "type" is not set, and "rows" is set to a number that is greater than 1, type will be set to 'textarea' and a textarea element will be rendered.

Potential Children:

<f:selectItem> and <f:selectItems> : For suggestions (not applicable for 'textarea' and 'password' types)
Potential children <h:inputText> (including behaviors, validators...)

References:

<hx:datalist>

Extends: UIComponent

Attributes:

Name	Required?	Values	Description
items	optional	Comma seperated strings, array or collection of SelectItem's	Suggestion values.

Potential Children:

<f:selectItem> and <f:selectItems> and their extensions.

Notes:

"datalist" element definition from HTML5 spec: The datalist element represents a set of option elements that represent predefined options for other controls.

References:

Usage of prototypes:

simple usage

<hx:inputText value="#{someBean.someField}" type="text"/>

expected HTML5 code

<input type="text" value="DefaultInput" />

using search type and required attribute

<hx:inputText value="#{someBean.someField}" type="search" required="true"/>

expected HTML5 code

<input type="search" value="DefaultInput" required="true"/>

using pattern attribute

<hx:inputText value="#{someBean.someField}" type="text" pattern="[0-9][A-Z]{3}" title="A part number is a digit followed by three uppercase letters."/>

expected HTML5 code

	<input type="text" value="DefaultInput" pattern="[0-9][A-Z]{3}" title="A part number is a digit followed by three uppercase letters."/>
	<!-- Not typing the input can result a browser alert:
	     A part number is a digit followed by three uppercase letters.
	     You cannot complete this form until the field is correct.
	-->

using suggestions attribute with static text

<hx:inputText type="text" value="#{someBean.tool}" suggestions="Hammer,Screwdriver"/>

expected HTML5 code

<input type="text" value="" list="idOfDataList"/>
<datalist id="idOfDataList">
	<option value="Hammer" label="Hammer" />
	<option value="Screwdriver" label="Screwdriver" />
</datalist>

using suggestions attribute

<hx:inputText type="search" value="#{someBean.city}" suggestions="#{someBean.citySuggestions}"/>

expected HTML5 code

<input type="search" value="1" list="idOfDataList"/>
<datalist id="idOfDataList">
	<option value="0" label="Istanbul" />
	<option value="1" label="New York" />
	<option value="2" label="Berlin" />
</datalist>

using <f:selectItem> and <f:selectItems> suggestions

<hx:inputText type="search" value="#{someBean.city}">
	<f:selectItem ..../>
	<f:selectItem ..../>
	<f:selectItem ..../>
	<f:selectItems ......./>
	<s:selectItems ......./>		<!-- see: http://jsf-comp.sourceforge.net/components/easysi/index.html -->
</hx:inputText>

expected HTML5 code

<input type="search" value="1" list="idOfGeneratedDataList"/>
<datalist id="idOfGeneratedDataList">
	<option value="0" label="Istanbul" />
	<option value="1" label="New York" />
	<option value="2" label="Berlin" />
	<option .../>
	<option .../>
</datalist>

mixing 'suggestions' attribute and <f:selectItem> and <f:selectItems> suggestions

<hx:inputText type="search" value="#{someBean.city}" suggestions="#{someBean.citySuggestions}">
	<f:selectItem ..../>
	<f:selectItem ..../>
	<f:selectItem ..../>
	<f:selectItems ......./>
</hx:inputText>

expected HTML5 code

<input type="search" value="1" list="idOfGeneratedDataList"/>
<datalist id="idOfGeneratedDataList">
	<option value="0" label="SuggestionAttributeSuggestion1" />
	<option value="1" label="SuggestionAttributeSuggestion2" />
	<option value="2" label="F_SelectItemSuggestion1" />
	<option .../>
	<option .../>
</datalist>

using <hx:datalist> for suggestions

<!--  this example demonstrates shared suggestion list for two input fields. -->
<hx:inputText id="sourceCityInput" type="text" value="#{transportation.sourceCity}" datalist="sharedSuggestionDatalist"/>
<hx:inputText id="destCityInput"   type="text" value="#{transportation.destCity}"   datalist="sharedSuggestionDatalist"/>

<hx:datalist id="sharedSuggestionDatalist" items="#{someBean.citySuggestions}">
	<f:selectItem ..../>
	<f:selectItem ..../>
	<f:selectItem ..../>
	<f:selectItems ......./>
</hx:datalist>

expected HTML5 code

<input id="sourceCityInput" type="text" value="0" list="sharedSuggestionDatalist"/>
<input id="destCityInput"   type="text" value="0" list="sharedSuggestionDatalist"/>
<datalist id="sharedSuggestionDatalist">
	<option value="0" label="SuggestionAttributeSuggestion1" />
	<option value="1" label="SuggestionAttributeSuggestion2" />
	<option value="2" label="F_SelectItemSuggestion1" />
	<option .../>
	<option .../>
</datalist>

using Ajax suggestions with standard <f:ajax>

<hx:inputText id="sourceCityInput" type="text" value="#{transportation.sourceCity}" datalist="sharedSuggestionDatalist">
	<f:ajax event="keypress" execute="@this" render="suggestionDatalist"/>
</hx:inputText>
<hx:datalist id="suggestionDatalist" items="#{someBean.citySuggestions}"> <!-- Ajax-Dynamic part will be  #{someBean.citySuggestions} -->
	<f:selectItem ..../>		<!-- These will be sent on response to ajax request anyway. -->
	<f:selectItem ..../>
	<f:selectItem ..../>
	<f:selectItems ......./>
</hx:datalist>

expected HTML5 code

<input type="search" value="1" list="idOfGeneratedDataList" onkeypress="jsf.ajax.request(....)"/>
<datalist id="suggestionDatalist">
	<option value="0" label="SuggestionAttributeSuggestion1" />
	<option value="1" label="SuggestionAttributeSuggestion2" />
	<option value="2" label="F_SelectItemSuggestion1" />
	<option .../>
	<option .../>
</datalist>

using placeholder attribute

<hx:inputText type="search" value="#{someBean.city}" placeHolder="Type a city name"/>

expected HTML5 code

<input type="search" value="1" placeholder="Type a city name"/>
<!-- browser is expected to show 'Type a city name' when the input is empty. -->

more complex usage

<hx:inputText type="text" value="#{someBean.city}" suggestions="#{someBean.citySuggestions}"
	placeHolder="#{messages['typeCity']}" autofocus="true" pattern="#{someBean.CityNamePattern}" required="true">
	<f:selectItem ..../>
	<f:selectItem ..../>
	<f:selectItem ..../>
	<f:selectItems ......./>
</hx:inputText>

expected HTML5 code

<input type="text" value="DefaultValue" list="idOfGeneratedDataList"
	  placeholder="Type a city name" autofocus pattern="[A-Za-z ]{3}" required />
<datalist id="idOfGeneratedDataList">
	<option value="0" label="Istanbul" />
	<option value="1" label="New York" />
	<option value="2" label="Berlin" />
	<option .../>
	<option .../>
</datalist>

usage: textarea

<hx:inputText type="textarea" value="#{someBean.description}"
	placeHolder="#{messages['typeDescription']}" autofocus="true" required="true" rows="3" cols="30" />

expected HTML5 code

<textarea placeholder="Type the description" autofocus="true" required="true" rows="3" cols="30" >
	DefaultValue
</textarea>

usage: textarea determined by no type attr, but rows attr

<hx:inputText value="#{someBean.description}" rows="3" />

expected HTML5 code

<textarea rows="3">
</textarea>

usage: password type

<hx:inputText type="password" value="#{someBean.password}" pattern="#{someBean.6DigitsAndOneUpperCaseAtTheEnd}" required="true" />

expected HTML5 code

<input type="password" value="DefaultValue" pattern="[0-9]{6}[A-Za-z]" required="true" />

usage: <hx:datalist>

<hx:datalist items="#{someBean.suggestions}" />	<!-- someBean.suggestions is a List<SelectItem> -->

expected HTML5 code

<datalist id="idOfDataList">
	<option value="Istanbul" label="Istanbul-Turkey" />
	<option value="Berlin" label="Berlin-Germany" />
	<option value="NY" label="New York-USA" />
</datalist>

usage: <hx:datalist> with static suggestions

<hx:datalist items="Hammer, Screwdriver" />

expected HTML5 code

<datalist id="idOfDataList">
	<option value="Hammer" label="Hammer" />
	<option value="Screwdriver" label="Screwdriver" />
</datalist>

<hx:datalist> with different suggestion cases

<hx:datalist items="#{someBean.suggestions}" >	<!-- someBean.suggestions is a List<SelectItem> -->
	<f:selectItem .../>
	<f:selectItems .../>
	<s:selectItems value="#{EasysiDemo.players}" var="Player" itemLabel="#{Player.name}" itemValue="#{Player.no}"/>
</hx:datalist>
<!-- see http://jsf-comp.sourceforge.net/components/easysi/index.html for <s:selectItems> -->

expected HTML5 code

<datalist id="idOfDataList">
	<option ... />
	<option ... />
	<option ... />
	<option ... />
</datalist>

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<hx:inputText>

Extends: h:inputText or some middle-component that other input components extend

Attributes not present in ancestor:

Potential Children:

References:

<hx:datalist>

Extends: UIComponent

Attributes:

Potential Children:

Notes:

References:

Usage of prototypes:

Overview

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Development

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Child pages

GSoC Html5 Prototypes inputText and datalist

<hx:inputText>

Extends: h:inputText or some middle-component that other input components extend

Attributes not present in ancestor:

Potential Children:

References:

<hx:datalist>

Extends: UIComponent

Attributes:

Potential Children:

Notes:

References:

Usage of prototypes: