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[jsr372-experts] Re: [JAVASERVERFACES_SPEC_PUBLIC-329] DISCUSSION - Add new single HTML radio button component that isn't bound to a list

From: Bauke Scholtz <balusc_at_gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2015 11:37:46 +0200

I forgot the ID attribute in case 2, it should of course be <h:selectOneRadio
id="radioId" ... />.

Cheers, B

On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 11:36 AM, Bauke Scholtz <balusc_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> To the point, we need to have a renderer (or perhaps a new component)
> which makes the below cases possible:
>
> 1:
> <h:dataTable value="#{bean.items}" var="item">
> <h:column>
> <h:selectOneRadio group="foo" value="#{bean.selectedItem}"
> itemValue="#{item}" />
> </h:column>
> </h:dataTable>
>
> 2:
> <ui:repeat value="#{bean.items}" var="item">
> <h:outputLabel for="radioId" value="#{item.label}" />
> <h:selectOneRadio group="foo" value="#{bean.selectedItemValue}"
> itemValue="#{item.value}" />
> <br/>
> </ui:repeat>
>
> 3:
> <h:selectOneRadio group="foo" value="#{bean.selectedItem}" itemValue="foo"
> />
> <h:selectOneRadio group="foo" value="#{bean.selectedItem}" itemValue="bar"
> />
> <h:selectOneRadio group="foo" value="#{bean.selectedItem}" itemValue="baz"
> />
>
> The "group" and "itemValue" attributes are new. All it renders is solely
> an <input type="radio"> (no table, no list, no label).
>
> The "group" must be relative to the naming container parent and represent
> the common HTML name. Instead of "group" we could perhaps also use a "for"
> which then refers a common parent component, e.g. for="tableId",
> for="repeatId", for="formId", etc. Only the latter case becomes somewhat
> restrictive.
>
> The "itemValue" speaks for itself. The label is just to be provided by
> <h:outputLabel> the usual way.
>
> Cheers, B
>
> On Tue, Aug 25, 2015 at 12:18 PM, arjan tijms <arjan.tijms_at_gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> On Tue, Aug 25, 2015 at 6:18 AM, Josh Juneau <juneau001_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>> >These trivial
>> > issues with JSF have led to many arguments against using the
>> framework. The
>> > easier it is made for beginners, the better in my opinion.
>>
>> For beginners especially, but moderately advanced users as well. We've
>> seen this time and again with OmniFaces. Trivial functionality that in
>> essence encapsulates only a few lines of code using the standard JSF
>> API. Yet, users greatly appreciate it.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> >
>> > Josh Juneau
>> > juneau001_at_gmail.com
>> > http://jj-blogger.blogspot.com
>> > https://www.apress.com/index.php/author/author/view/id/1866
>> >
>> >
>> > On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 1:08 PM, arjan tijms <arjan.tijms_at_gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> I agree with Bauke, this has been asked for a lot of times by users. I
>> >> had a bunch of personal messages in response to my JSF 2.3 wish list
>> >> asking for exactly this.
>> >>
>> >> Such a component seems to be "basic" enough to be a good candidate for
>> >> inclusion in the JSF standard component set.
>> >>
>> >> Kind regards,
>> >> Arjan Tijms
>> >>
>> >> On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 7:27 PM, Bauke Scholtz <balusc_at_gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >> > I vote against. This is one of most common requirements from the
>> >> > community.
>> >> > I'd like to see this to end up in standard component set too. A
>> custom
>> >> > renderer is not trivial to starters, for sure not if you'd like to
>> use
>> >> > it in
>> >> > an repeater component like <h:dataTable><h:column><h:selectOneRadio>
>> >> > and/or
>> >> > if you want to have a separate <h:outputLabel> for each item.
>> >> >
>> >> > Cheers, B
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 7:16 PM, manfred riem <
>> manfred.riem_at_oracle.com>
>> >> > wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Hi all,
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I like to close this one as "Won't fix" as well as it is fairly
>> easy to
>> >> >> register your own renderer.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> To introduce a new component for it seems overkill.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Thoughts?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Note I like to close the loop on this one before 8/26.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Thanks!
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Kind regards,
>> >> >> Manfred Riem
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >
>> >
>> >
>>
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