Oracle Fusion Middleware Tag Reference for Oracle ADF Faces
11g Release 1 (11.1.1.7.0)

E12419-09

<af:query>

af:query query query

UIComponent class: oracle.adf.view.rich.component.rich.RichQuery
Component type: oracle.adf.RichQuery

Naming container: Yes. When referring to children of this component ("partialTriggers", findComponent(), etc.), you must prefix the child's ID with this component's ID and a colon (':')

The query component provides the user the ability to perform a query based on a saved search or personalize saved searches. The component displays a search panel with various elements, each of which help the user to accomplish various tasks.

To properly render the query panel when content width is more than view area, it should be wrapped in a af:panelGroupLayout with layout="horizontal". For ex:

            <af:panelGroupLayout layout="horizontal" inlineStyle="width:100%" >
              <af:query id="queryId" rows="3" headerText="Search" disclosed="true"
                        model="#{demoQuery.queryModel}" queryListener="#{demoQuery.processQuery}"/>
            </af:panelGroupLayout>                       
          

Elements rendered by the query component

Tasks performed using a query component

The following actions are performed on the currently selected saved search.

The following actions are performed on saved searches:

Events

QueryOperationEvent is fired for operations performed on saved searches. The operations include changeMode, create, delete, reset, select and update. The specific operation that triggers this event is stored as part of the QueryOperationEvent object. The query component by default registers an internal QueryOperationListener and invokes specific methods on the QueryModel. Please refer to the QueryModel for more details.

QueryEvent is fired in response to the user action to perform a query. For e.g., when the user hits the Search button or if the currently selected saved search is configured to "Run Automatically" when selected in the Saved Search choice list.

Events

Type Phases Description
oracle.adf.view.rich.event.QueryEvent Invoke Application,
Apply Request Values
The Query event is delivered when a query action is triggered.
oracle.adf.view.rich.event.QueryOperationEvent Invoke Application,
Apply Request Values
The QueryOperationEvent is generated for all operations performed on saved searches. These include creating, deleting, reseting and selecting a saved search.
org.apache.myfaces.trinidad.event.AttributeChangeEvent Invoke Application,
Apply Request Values
Event delivered to describe an attribute change. Attribute change events are not delivered for any programmatic change to a property. They are only delivered when a renderer changes a property without the application's specific request. An example of an attribute change events might include the width of a column that supported client-side resizing.

Supported Facets

Name Description
footer Used to specify content that displays in the query footer. If a footer is not specified then an 'Add Fields' dropdown is automatically added to the facet. If a footer facet is specified, (that includes custom buttons for example) the default 'Add Fields' dropdown will not appear and users are required to specify it explicitly in the footer facet along with the other content if this functionality is desired. In addition, contents of this facet will only be shown in the Advanced mode.
help This facet is deprecated, instead the attribute 'helpTopicId' should be used for providing help. Both the help facet (when rendered inline) and helpTopicId with instructions text are rendered in the same spot, so if helpTopicId is specified and it has instructions text, the help facet will not be rendered if specified inline.
Help content that is displayed to the user. The content of the help is displayed inline inside the header content or as a popup through a link.
info Used to specify content that provides additional information to the user. This content is usually displayed under the search panel header and end aligned with the header.
toolbar Used to specify content that displays in the query header. Contents of this facet will be shown in both Basic and Advanced mode. For example, to show custom command buttons in both Basic and Advanced mode, buttons should be added to the toolbar facet.

Attributes

Name Type Supports EL? Description
addFieldsButtonAccessKey char Yes what accessKey will the component set for the add fields button. Options are:
  • null - No access key will be set for the add fields button.
  • provide access key of your choice
addFieldsButtonText String Yes what Text will the component set for the add fields button. Options are:
  • null - default add fields button text will be used.
  • provide text of your choice
attributeChangeListener javax.el.MethodExpression Only EL a method reference to an attribute change listener. Attribute change events are not delivered for any programmatic change to a property. They are only delivered when a renderer changes a property without the application's specific request. An example of an attribute change events might include the width of a column that supported client-side resizing.
binding oracle.adf.view.rich.component.rich.RichQuery Only EL an EL reference that will store the component instance on a bean. This can be used to give programmatic access to a component from a backing bean, or to move creation of the component to a backing bean.
clientComponent boolean Yes whether a client-side component will be generated. A component may be generated whether or not this flag is set, but if client Javascript requires the component object, this must be set to true to guarantee the component's presence. Client component objects that are generated today by default may not be present in the future; setting this flag is the only way to guarantee a component's presence, and clients cannot rely on implicit behavior. However, there is a performance cost to setting this flag, so clients should avoid turning on client components unless absolutely necessary.
conjunctionReadOnly boolean Yes whether the conjunction is readOnly or not
contentDelivery String Yes Valid Values: immediate, lazyUncached

whether the undisclosed content is delivered with the initial page. When contentDelivery is "immediate", the content is inlined into the initial page. If contentDelivery is "lazy", the content will be delivered to the client only after the first request to disclose the component. If contentDelivery is "lazyUncached", the content will be delivered each and every time the component's disclosure changes. By default, contentDelivery is lazyUncached.
criterionFeatures java.util.Set Yes Additional criterion attributes that can be configured/set by the user. Currently we support the following two features
  • matchCaseDisplayed - This allows user to set matchCase for a criterion. This option is available only for String data types.
  • requiredDisplayed - This allows user to set whether a criterion is required/selectively required.
customizationId String Yes This attribute is deprecated. The 'id' attribute should be used when applying persistent customizations. This attribute will be removed in the next release.
disclosed boolean Yes whether the children are currently disclosed
disclosureListener javax.el.MethodExpression Only EL a method reference to a disclosure listener
displayMode String Yes Valid Values: default, compact, simple, design

the mode of display for the query component.
  • default: displays all parts of the query component.
  • compact: Similar to 'default' except, in this mode :
    • The header text will not be rendered and headerText property will always be ignored.
    • The component will be rendered undisclosed unless the disclosed property is explicitly set to true.
    • The mode button will be rendered in the footer unless the 'modeButtonPosition' property is set to 'toolbar'. If the modeChangeVisible' property is set to false, it is not rendered at all.
    • The layout of the saved search dropdown will be left aligned on the header.
    • No container or borders will be present around the header or toolbar.
  • simple: In this mode the header and footer will not be rendered and the following properties will be ignored - disclosed, headerText, modeButtonPosition, modeChangeVisible.
  • design: Similar to 'simple' and used mostly for designing the Query Descriptor.
fieldWidth String Yes the preferred width of the value part of the search field. Usually a percentage, but may be specified as either a percentage or an absolute number of pixels. If the width is not specified, it will default appropriately. If specified as a percentage the sum of labelWidth and fieldWidth should add up to 100%, regardless of the number of columns. If the fieldWidth is specified and is a percentage the labelWidth will be derived appropriately if not specified.
headerText String Yes the label of the query header.
helpTopicId String Yes the id used to look up a topic in a helpProvider.
id String No the identifier for the component. The identifier must follow a subset of the syntax allowed in HTML:
  • Must not be a zero-length String.
  • First character must be an ASCII letter (A-Za-z) or an underscore ('_').
  • Subsequent characters must be an ASCII letter or digit (A-Za-z0-9), an underscore ('_'), or a dash ('-').
immediate boolean Yes whether data validation - client-side or server-side - should be skipped when events are generated by this component. When immediate is false (the default), the disclosure event will be delivered during the Invoke Application phase, which will trigger validation. When set to true, the disclosure event will be executed during the Apply Request Values phase.
inlineStyle String Yes the CSS styles to use for this component. This is intended for basic style changes. The inlineStyle is a set of CSS styles that are applied to the root DOM element of the component. If the inlineStyle's CSS properties do not affect the DOM element you want affected, then you will have to create a skin and use the skinning keys which are meant to target particular DOM elements, like ::label or ::icon-style.
labelAlignment String Yes Valid Values: start, top

the alignment of label prompts for a search field (criterion). 'start' places the label before the operator and value fields. 'top' renders the label above the operator and value fields.
labelWidth String Yes the preferred width of the label. Usually a percentage, but may be specified as either a percentage or an absolute number of pixels. If the width is not specified, it will default appropriately. If specified as a percentage tthe sum of labelWidth and fieldWidth should add up to 100%, regardless of the number of columns. If the labelWidth is specified and is a percentage the fieldWidth will be derived appropriately if not specified.
maxColumns int Yes the maximum number of columns to show. This property defaults to 3. If the panelForm (containing the search fields) is inside of another panelForm, this will always be 1.
maximizeListener javax.el.MethodExpression Only EL a method reference to a maximize listener
maximized boolean Yes whether the children are currently maximized
modeButtonPosition String Yes Valid Values: footer, toolbar

the location the mode button is displayed. Valid values are footer and toolbar (default).
modeChangeVisible boolean Yes the rendering of mode change button. This button is used to switch the modes between basic and advanced. In addition if users choose to toggle between the query and quickQuery components, they can do so by adding a commandButton to the toolbar facet. The actionListener on the commandButton can then be wired to a method on a session scoped managed bean.
model oracle.adf.view.rich.model.QueryModel Yes a QueryModel object that collectively represents the entire model for the query component. The QueryModel manages QueryDescriptors, iow, supports methods to create, clone (from an existing), delete, reset and update a QueryDescriptor. For details about QueryModel, please refer to the Javadocs for oracle.adf.view.rich.model.QueryModel.
partialTriggers String[] Yes the IDs of the components that should trigger a partial update. This component will listen on the trigger components. If one of the trigger components receives an event that will cause it to update in some way, this component will request to be updated too. Identifiers are relative to the source component (this component), and must account for NamingContainers. If your component is already inside of a naming container, you can use a single colon to start the search from the root of the page, or multiple colons to move up through the NamingContainers - "::" will pop out of the component's naming container (or itself if the component is a naming container) and begin the search from there, ":::" will pop out of two naming containers (including itself if the component is a naming container) and begin the search from there, etc.
queryListener javax.el.MethodExpression Only EL a method reference to a Querylistener
queryOperationListener javax.el.MethodExpression Only EL a method reference to a QueryOperationlistener
rendered boolean Yes whether the component is rendered. When set to false, no output will be delivered for this component (the component will not in any way be rendered, and cannot be made visible on the client). If you want to change a component's rendered attribute from false to true using PPR, set the partialTrigger attribute of its parent component so the parent refreshes and in turn will render this component.
resetButtonAccessKey char Yes what accessKey will the component set for the reset button. Options are:
  • null - No access key will be set for the reset button.
  • provide access key of your choice
resetButtonText String Yes what Text will the component set for the reset button. Options are:
  • null - default reset button text will be used.
  • provide text and access key of your choice
resultComponentId String Yes a search expression identifying the results component (usually a table or treeTable) that will display the results of the query. Expressions are relative to this source component and must account for NamingContainers. If the results component is already inside of a naming container, you can prepend a single colon to start the search from the root, or multiple colons to move up through the NamingContainers. For example, a leading "::" will pop out of the component's naming container (or itself if the component is a naming container) and begin the search from there, ":::" will pop out of two naming containers (including itself if the component is a naming container) and begin the search from there, etc. Product teams should ensure that this value is set correctly so that the search operation triggers a partial page refresh of the component. Also, the 'Save Results Layout' feature, (applied on the current saved search) uses this value as a UIHint in the model.
rows int Yes the number of rows after which to start a new column. This attribute defaults to Integer.MAX_VALUE. The number of rows actually rendered depends also on the "maxColumns" property. If the children will not fit in the given number of rows and columns, the number of rows will increase to accommodate the children.
runQueryAutomatically String Yes Valid Values: allSavedSearches, searchDependent

Indicates if the query should be run automatically for saved searches. The possible values are
  • allSavedSearches - query shall be run automatically for system and end user saved searches. This will be done when the query component is initially loaded or whenever the saved search is changed. Query shall also be run automatically on "reset" operation. For new saved searches created by the user, "Run Automatically" option shall not be displayed to the user and will be implicitly set.
  • searchDependent (default) - "Run Automatically" option can be chosen by the developer at design time for each system query. End user can choose this option as well when a new saved search is created. By default this option shall be set in the UI, when a saved search is being created.
saveButtonAccessKey char Yes what accessKey will the component set for the save button. Options are:
  • null - No access key will be set for the save button.
  • provide access key of your choice
saveButtonText String Yes what Text will the component set for the save button. Options are:
  • null - default save button text will be used.
  • provide text of your choice
saveQueryMode String Yes Valid Values: default, readOnly, hidden

the mode of display and usage for saved searches.
  • default: all saved searches are displayed. In addition any saved search can be created but only user saved searches can be deleted/updated.
  • readOnly: saved searches to be viewed/selected, but not edited
  • hidden: all saved searches are hidden
saveResultsLayout String Yes Valid Values: always, never

Indicates if the layout of the results component is automatically persisted. Default value is 'always'.
searchButtonAccessKey char Yes what accessKey will the component set for the search button. Options are:
  • null - no access key will be set.
  • provide access key of your choice
searchButtonText String Yes what Text will the component set for the search button. Options are:
  • null - default button text will be used.
  • provide text of your choice
shortDesc String Yes the short description of the component. This text is commonly used by user agents to display tooltip help text, in which case the behavior for the tooltip is controlled by the user agent, e.g. Firefox 2 truncates long tooltips. For form components, the shortDesc is displayed in a note window. For components that support the helpTopicId attribute it is recommended that helpTopicId is used as it is more flexible and is more accessibility-compliant.
showMaximize String Yes Valid Values: never, auto, always

Whether to display the maximize control to allow this component to be maximized. The default value, auto, allows the framework to determine whether the maximize control should be displayed beased on a number of factors, including the platform that the component is being displayed on.
simple boolean Yes the boolean that determines if the header and footer will be rendered. This attribute is deprecated and displayMode=simple should be used instead.
styleClass String Yes a CSS style class to use for this component. The style class can be defined in your jspx page or in a skinning CSS file, for example, or you can use one of our public style classes, like 'AFInstructionText'.
type String Yes Valid Values: default, flow, stretch

how the component will handle geometry management. Options are:
  • default - either flow or stretch, depending on the container the query is inside
  • flow - does not support being stretched and will not attempt to stretch the children; the height of the component will be determined by the browser based on the children
  • stretch - supports being stretched and will attempt to stretch the sole child or will wrap the children without stretching them; the height of this component is in no way determined by the children
unsecure java.util.Set Yes A whitespace separated list of attributes whose values ordinarily can be set only on the server, but need to be settable on the client. Currently, this is supported only for the "disabled" attribute.
value oracle.adf.view.rich.model.QueryDescriptor Yes a QueryDescriptor object. This provides information about the currently selected saved search. For details about QueryDescriptor, please refer to oracle.adf.view.rich.model.QueryDescriptor
visible boolean Yes the visibility of the component. If it is "false", the component will be hidden on the client. Unlike "rendered", this does not affect the lifecycle on the server - the component may have its bindings executed, etc. - and the visibility of the component can be toggled on and off on the client, or toggled with PPR. When "rendered" is false, the component will not in any way be rendered, and cannot be made visible on the client. In most cases, use the "rendered" property instead of the "visible" property.
Not supported on the following renderkits: org.apache.myfaces.trinidad.core