Uses of Class
javax.faces.component.UIComponent

Packages that use UIComponent

Package	Description
javax.faces.application	APIs that are used to link an application's business logic objects to JavaServer Faces, as well as convenient pluggable mechanisms to manage the execution of an application that is based on JavaServer Faces.
javax.faces.component	Fundamental APIs for user interface components.
javax.faces.component.behavior	APIs for attaching additional behavior to user interface components.
javax.faces.component.html	Specialized user interface component classes for HTML.
javax.faces.component.visit	APIs for traversing a user interface component view.
javax.faces.context	Classes and interfaces defining per-request state information.
javax.faces.convert	Contains classes and interfaces defining converters.
javax.faces.event	Interfaces describing events and event listeners, and concrete event implementation classes.
javax.faces.render	Classes and interfaces defining the rendering model.
javax.faces.validator	Interface defining the validator model, and concrete validator implementation classes.
javax.faces.view	Classes for defining a View Declaration Language (VDL) for authoring JavaServer Faces user interfaces.
javax.faces.view.facelets	This package contains public classes for the Java code API of Facelets.
javax.faces.webapp	Classes required for integration of JavaServer Faces into web applications, including a standard servlet, base classes for JSP custom component tags, and concrete tag implementations for core tags.

Uses of UIComponent in javax.faces.application

Methods in javax.faces.application that return UIComponent

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
UIComponent	ApplicationWrapper.createComponent(FacesContext context, Resource componentResource) The default behavior of this method is to call Application.createComponent(javax.faces.context.FacesContext, Resource) on the wrapped Application object.
UIComponent	Application.createComponent(FacesContext context, Resource componentResource) Instantiate and return a new UIComponent instance from the argument Resource.
UIComponent	ApplicationWrapper.createComponent(FacesContext context, String componentType, String rendererType) The default behavior of this method is to call Application.createComponent(javax.faces.context.FacesContext, String, String) on the wrapped Application object.
UIComponent	Application.createComponent(FacesContext context, String componentType, String rendererType) Like Application.createComponent(String) except the Renderer for the component to be returned must be inspected for the annotations mentioned in Application.createComponent(ValueExpression, FacesContext, String) as specified in the documentation for that method.
UIComponent	ApplicationWrapper.createComponent(String componentType) The default behavior of this method is to call Application.createComponent(String) on the wrapped Application object.
abstract UIComponent	Application.createComponent(String componentType) Instantiate and return a new UIComponent instance of the class specified by a previous call to addComponent() for the specified component type.
UIComponent	ApplicationWrapper.createComponent(ValueBinding componentBinding, FacesContext context, String componentType) Deprecated. See superclass for alternative.
abstract UIComponent	Application.createComponent(ValueBinding componentBinding, FacesContext context, String componentType) Deprecated. This has been replaced by Application.createComponent(javax.el.ValueExpression,javax.faces.context.FacesContext,java.lang.String).
UIComponent	ApplicationWrapper.createComponent(ValueExpression componentExpression, FacesContext context, String componentType) The default behavior of this method is to call Application.createComponent(javax.el.ValueExpression, javax.faces.context.FacesContext, String) on the wrapped Application object.
UIComponent	Application.createComponent(ValueExpression componentExpression, FacesContext context, String componentType) Call the getValue() method on the specified ValueExpression.
UIComponent	ApplicationWrapper.createComponent(ValueExpression componentExpression, FacesContext context, String componentType, String rendererType) The default behavior of this method is to call Application.createComponent(javax.el.ValueExpression, javax.faces.context.FacesContext, String, String) on the wrapped Application object.
UIComponent	Application.createComponent(ValueExpression componentExpression, FacesContext context, String componentType, String rendererType) Like Application.createComponent(ValueExpression, FacesContext, String) except the Renderer for the component to be returned must be inspected for the annotations mentioned in Application.createComponent(ValueExpression, FacesContext, String) as specified in the documentation for that method.

Uses of UIComponent in javax.faces.component

Subclasses of UIComponent in javax.faces.component

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
class	UIColumn UIColumn is a UIComponent that represents a single column of data within a parent UIData component.
class	UICommand UICommand is a UIComponent that represents a user interface component which, when activated by the user, triggers an application specific "command" or "action".
class	UIComponentBase UIComponentBase is a convenience base class that implements the default concrete behavior of all methods defined by UIComponent.
class	UIData UIData is a UIComponent that supports data binding to a collection of data objects represented by a DataModel instance, which is the current value of this component itself (typically established via a ValueExpression).
class	UIForm UIForm is a UIComponent that represents an input form to be presented to the user, and whose child components represent (among other things) the input fields to be included when the form is submitted.
class	UIGraphic UIGraphic is a UIComponent that displays a graphical image to the user.
class	UIInput UIInput is a UIComponent that represents a component that both displays output to the user (like UIOutput components do) and processes request parameters on the subsequent request that need to be decoded.
class	UIMessage This component is responsible for displaying messages for a specific UIComponent, identified by a clientId or component id relative to the closest ancestor NamingContainer.
class	UIMessages The renderer for this component is responsible for obtaining the messages from the FacesContext and displaying them to the user.
class	UINamingContainer UINamingContainer is a convenience base class for components that wish to implement NamingContainer functionality.
class	UIOutcomeTarget This component is paired with the javax.faces.Button or javax.faces.Link renderers and encapsulates properties relating to the rendering of outcomes directly to the response.
class	UIOutput UIOutput is a UIComponent that has a value, optionally retrieved from a model tier bean via a value expression, that is displayed to the user.
class	UIPanel UIPanel is a UIComponent that manages the layout of its child components.
class	UIParameter UIParameter is a UIComponent that represents an optionally named configuration parameter for a parent component.
class	UISelectBoolean UISelectBoolean is a UIComponent that represents a single boolean (true or false) value.
class	UISelectItem UISelectItem is a component that may be nested inside a UISelectMany or UISelectOne component, and causes the addition of a SelectItem instance to the list of available options for the parent component.
class	UISelectItems UISelectItems is a component that may be nested inside a UISelectMany or UISelectOne component, and causes the addition of one or more SelectItem instances to the list of available options in the parent component.
class	UISelectMany UISelectMany is a UIComponent that represents the user's choice of a zero or more items from among a discrete set of available options.
class	UISelectOne UISelectOne is a UIComponent that represents the user's choice of zero or one items from among a discrete set of available options.
class	UIViewAction UIViewAction represents a method invocation that occurs during the request processing lifecycle, usually in response to an initial request, as opposed to a postback.
class	UIViewParameter UIViewParameter represents a binding between a request parameter and a model property or UIViewRoot property.
class	UIViewRoot UIViewRoot is the UIComponent that represents the root of the UIComponent tree.

Methods in javax.faces.component that return UIComponent

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
UIComponent	UIComponentBase.findComponent(String expr)
abstract UIComponent	UIComponent.findComponent(String expr) Search for and return the UIComponent with an id that matches the specified search expression (if any), according to the algorithm described below.
static UIComponent	UIComponent.getCompositeComponentParent(UIComponent component) Finds the nearest composite component parent of the specified component.
static UIComponent	UIComponent.getCurrentComponent(FacesContext context) Return the UIComponent instance that is currently processing.
static UIComponent	UIComponent.getCurrentCompositeComponent(FacesContext context) Return the closest ancestor component, relative to the component returned from getCurrentComponent(javax.faces.context.FacesContext), that is a composite component, or null if no such component exists.
UIComponent	UIComponentBase.getFacet(String name)
abstract UIComponent	UIComponent.getFacet(String name) Convenience method to return the named facet, if it exists, or null otherwise.
UIComponent	UIData.getFooter() Return the footer facet of this component (if any).
UIComponent	UIColumn.getFooter() Return the footer facet of the column (if any).
UIComponent	UIData.getHeader() Return the header facet of this component (if any).
UIComponent	UIColumn.getHeader() Return the header facet of the column (if any).
UIComponent	UIComponent.getNamingContainer() Starting with "this", return the closest component in the ancestry that is a NamingContainer or null if none can be found.
UIComponent	UIComponentBase.getParent()
abstract UIComponent	UIComponent.getParent() Return the parent UIComponent of this UIComponent, if any.

Methods in javax.faces.component that return types with arguments of type UIComponent

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
List<UIComponent>	UIComponentBase.getChildren()
abstract List<UIComponent>	UIComponent.getChildren() Return a mutable List representing the child UIComponents associated with this component.
List<UIComponent>	UIViewRoot.getComponentResources(FacesContext context, String target) Return an unmodifiable List of UIComponents for the provided target agrument.
Map<String,UIComponent>	UIComponentBase.getFacets()
abstract Map<String,UIComponent>	UIComponent.getFacets() Return a mutable Map representing the facet UIComponents associated with this UIComponent, keyed by facet name (which must be a String).
Iterator<UIComponent>	UIComponentBase.getFacetsAndChildren()
abstract Iterator<UIComponent>	UIComponent.getFacetsAndChildren() Return an Iterator over the facet followed by child UIComponents of this UIComponent.

Methods in javax.faces.component with parameters of type UIComponent

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	UIViewRoot.addComponentResource(FacesContext context, UIComponent componentResource) Add argument component, which is assumed to represent a resource instance, as a resource to this view.
void	UIViewRoot.addComponentResource(FacesContext context, UIComponent componentResource, String target) Add argument component, which is assumed to represent a resource instance, as a resource to this view.
static UIComponent	UIComponent.getCompositeComponentParent(UIComponent component) Finds the nearest composite component parent of the specified component.
void	ContextCallback.invokeContextCallback(FacesContext context, UIComponent target) This method will be called by an implementation of invokeOnComponent(javax.faces.context.FacesContext, java.lang.String, javax.faces.component.ContextCallback) and must be passed the component with the clientId given as an argument to invokeOnComponent.
static boolean	UIComponent.isCompositeComponent(UIComponent component) Return true if component is a composite component, otherwise false.
void	UIComponent.pushComponentToEL(FacesContext context, UIComponent component) Push the current UIComponent this to the FacesContext attribute map using the key CURRENT_COMPONENT saving the previous UIComponent associated with CURRENT_COMPONENT for a subsequent call to popComponentFromEL(javax.faces.context.FacesContext).
void	UIViewRoot.removeComponentResource(FacesContext context, UIComponent componentResource) Remove argument component, which is assumed to represent a resource instance, as a resource to this view.
void	UIViewRoot.removeComponentResource(FacesContext context, UIComponent componentResource, String target) Remove argument component, which is assumed to represent a resource instance, as a resource to this view.
void	UIData.setFooter(UIComponent footer) Set the footer facet of this component.
void	UIColumn.setFooter(UIComponent footer) Set the footer facet of the column.
void	UIData.setHeader(UIComponent header) Set the header facet of this component.
void	UIColumn.setHeader(UIComponent header) Set the header facet of the column.
void	UIComponentBase.setParent(UIComponent parent)
abstract void	UIComponent.setParent(UIComponent parent) Set the parent UIComponent of this UIComponent.

Uses of UIComponent in javax.faces.component.behavior

Methods in javax.faces.component.behavior that return UIComponent

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
abstract UIComponent	ClientBehaviorContext.getComponent() Returns the UIComponent that is requesting the ClientBehavior script.

Methods in javax.faces.component.behavior with parameters of type UIComponent

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static ClientBehaviorContext	ClientBehaviorContext.createClientBehaviorContext(FacesContext context, UIComponent component, String eventName, String sourceId, Collection<ClientBehaviorContext.Parameter> parameters) Creates a ClientBehaviorContext instance.
void	ClientBehaviorBase.decode(FacesContext context, UIComponent component) Default implementation of of ClientBehavior.decode(javax.faces.context.FacesContext, javax.faces.component.UIComponent).
void	ClientBehavior.decode(FacesContext context, UIComponent component) Decode any new state of this ClientBehavior from the request contained in the specified FacesContext.

Uses of UIComponent in javax.faces.component.html

Subclasses of UIComponent in javax.faces.component.html

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
class	HtmlBody NONE
class	HtmlColumn Represents a column that will be rendered in an HTML table element.
class	HtmlCommandButton Represents an HTML input element for a button of type submit or reset.
class	HtmlCommandLink Represents an HTML a element for a hyperlink that acts like a submit button.
class	HtmlDataTable Represents a set of repeating data (segregated into columns by child UIColumn components) that will be rendered in an HTML table element.
class	HtmlDoctype NONE
class	HtmlForm Represents an HTML form element.
class	HtmlGraphicImage Represents an HTML img element, used to retrieve and render a graphical image.
class	HtmlHead NONE
class	HtmlInputFile Represents an HTML input element of type file.
class	HtmlInputHidden Represents an HTML input element of type hidden.
class	HtmlInputSecret Represents an HTML input element of type password.
class	HtmlInputText Represents an HTML input element of type text.
class	HtmlInputTextarea Represents an HTML textarea element.
class	HtmlMessage By default, the rendererType property must be set to "javax.faces.Message".
class	HtmlMessages By default, the rendererType property must be set to "javax.faces.Messages".
class	HtmlOutcomeTargetButton Represents an HTML input element of type "button" or image that may be used to link to a URL handled by the Faces Servlet resolved preemptively using the logical outcome defined by the outcome property.
class	HtmlOutcomeTargetLink Represents an HTML a (hyperlink) element that may be used to link to a URL handled by the Faces Servlet resolved preemptively using the logical outcome defined by the outcome property.
class	HtmlOutputFormat Represents a component that looks up a localized message in a resource bundle, optionally uses it as a MessageFormat pattern string and substitutes in parameter values from nested UIParameter components, and renders the result.
class	HtmlOutputLabel Represents an HTML label element, used to define an accessible label for a corresponding input element.
class	HtmlOutputLink Represents an HTML a (hyperlink) element that may be used to link to an arbitrary URL defined by the value property.
class	HtmlOutputText Renders the component value as text, optionally wrapping in a span element if I18N attributes, CSS styles or style classes are specified.
class	HtmlPanelGrid Renders child components in a table, starting a new row after the specified number of columns.
class	HtmlPanelGroup Causes all child components of this component to be rendered.
class	HtmlSelectBooleanCheckbox Represents an HTML input element of type checkbox.
class	HtmlSelectManyCheckbox Represents a multiple-selection component that is rendered as a set of HTML input elements of type checkbox.
class	HtmlSelectManyListbox Represents a multiple-selection component that is rendered as an HTML select element, showing either all available options or the specified number of options.
class	HtmlSelectManyMenu Represents a multiple-selection component that is rendered as an HTML select element, showing a single available option at a time.
class	HtmlSelectOneListbox Represents a single-selection component that is rendered as an HTML select element, showing either all available options or the specified number of options.
class	HtmlSelectOneMenu Represents a single-selection component that is rendered as an HTML select element, showing a single available option at a time.
class	HtmlSelectOneRadio Represents a single-selection component that is rendered as a set of HTML input elements of type radio.

Uses of UIComponent in javax.faces.component.visit

Methods in javax.faces.component.visit with parameters of type UIComponent

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Collection<String>	VisitContextWrapper.getSubtreeIdsToVisit(UIComponent component)
abstract Collection<String>	VisitContext.getSubtreeIdsToVisit(UIComponent component) Given a NamingContainer component, returns the client ids of any components underneath the NamingContainer that should be visited.
VisitResult	VisitContextWrapper.invokeVisitCallback(UIComponent component, VisitCallback callback)
abstract VisitResult	VisitContext.invokeVisitCallback(UIComponent component, VisitCallback callback) Called by UIComponent.visitTree() to visit a single component.
VisitResult	VisitCallback.visit(VisitContext context, UIComponent target) This method is called during component tree visits by VisitContext.invokeVisitCallback() to visit the specified component.

Uses of UIComponent in javax.faces.context

Methods in javax.faces.context with parameters of type UIComponent

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	ResponseWriterWrapper.startElement(String name, UIComponent component) The default behavior of this method is to call ResponseWriter.startElement(String, javax.faces.component.UIComponent) on the wrapped ResponseWriter object.
abstract void	ResponseWriter.startElement(String name, UIComponent component) Write the start of an element, up to and including the element name.
void	ResponseWriterWrapper.writeText(Object text, UIComponent component, String property) The default behavior of this method is to call ResponseWriter.writeText(Object, UIComponent, String) on the wrapped ResponseWriter object.
void	ResponseWriter.writeText(Object text, UIComponent component, String property) Write an object, after converting it to a String (if necessary), and after performing any escaping appropriate for the markup language being rendered.

Uses of UIComponent in javax.faces.convert

Methods in javax.faces.convert with parameters of type UIComponent

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Object	ShortConverter.getAsObject(FacesContext context, UIComponent component, String value)
Object	NumberConverter.getAsObject(FacesContext context, UIComponent component, String value)
Object	LongConverter.getAsObject(FacesContext context, UIComponent component, String value)
Object	IntegerConverter.getAsObject(FacesContext context, UIComponent component, String value)
Object	FloatConverter.getAsObject(FacesContext context, UIComponent component, String value)
Object	EnumConverter.getAsObject(FacesContext context, UIComponent component, String value) Convert the value argument to one of the enum constants of the class provided in our constructor.
Object	DoubleConverter.getAsObject(FacesContext context, UIComponent component, String value)
Object	DateTimeConverter.getAsObject(FacesContext context, UIComponent component, String value)
Object	Converter.getAsObject(FacesContext context, UIComponent component, String value) Convert the specified string value, which is associated with the specified UIComponent, into a model data object that is appropriate for being stored during the Apply Request Values phase of the request processing lifecycle.
Object	CharacterConverter.getAsObject(FacesContext context, UIComponent component, String value)
Object	ByteConverter.getAsObject(FacesContext context, UIComponent component, String value)
Object	BooleanConverter.getAsObject(FacesContext context, UIComponent component, String value)
Object	BigIntegerConverter.getAsObject(FacesContext context, UIComponent component, String value)
Object	BigDecimalConverter.getAsObject(FacesContext context, UIComponent component, String value)
String	ShortConverter.getAsString(FacesContext context, UIComponent component, Object value)
String	NumberConverter.getAsString(FacesContext context, UIComponent component, Object value)
String	LongConverter.getAsString(FacesContext context, UIComponent component, Object value)
String	IntegerConverter.getAsString(FacesContext context, UIComponent component, Object value)
String	FloatConverter.getAsString(FacesContext context, UIComponent component, Object value)
String	EnumConverter.getAsString(FacesContext context, UIComponent component, Object value) Convert the enum constant given by the value argument into a String.
String	DoubleConverter.getAsString(FacesContext context, UIComponent component, Object value)
String	DateTimeConverter.getAsString(FacesContext context, UIComponent component, Object value)
String	Converter.getAsString(FacesContext context, UIComponent component, Object value) Convert the specified model object value, which is associated with the specified UIComponent, into a String that is suitable for being included in the response generated during the Render Response phase of the request processing lifeycle.
String	CharacterConverter.getAsString(FacesContext context, UIComponent component, Object value)
String	ByteConverter.getAsString(FacesContext context, UIComponent component, Object value)
String	BooleanConverter.getAsString(FacesContext context, UIComponent component, Object value)
String	BigIntegerConverter.getAsString(FacesContext context, UIComponent component, Object value)
String	BigDecimalConverter.getAsString(FacesContext context, UIComponent component, Object value)

Uses of UIComponent in javax.faces.event

Methods in javax.faces.event that return UIComponent

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
UIComponent	FacesEvent.getComponent() Return the source UIComponent that sent this event.
UIComponent	ExceptionQueuedEventContext.getComponent() Return the UIComponent which was being processed when the exception was thrown.
UIComponent	ComponentSystemEvent.getComponent() the source UIComponent that sent this event.

Methods in javax.faces.event with parameters of type UIComponent

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	PostRestoreStateEvent.setComponent(UIComponent newComponent)

Constructors in javax.faces.event with parameters of type UIComponent

Constructor and Description
ActionEvent(UIComponent component) Construct a new event object from the specified source component and action command.
AjaxBehaviorEvent(UIComponent component, Behavior behavior) Construct a new event object from the specified source component and Ajax behavior.
BehaviorEvent(UIComponent component, Behavior behavior) Construct a new event object from the specified source component and behavior.
ComponentSystemEvent(UIComponent component) Pass the argument component to the superclass constructor.
ExceptionQueuedEventContext(FacesContext context, Throwable thrown, UIComponent component) Instantiate a new ExceptionQueuedEventContext that indicates the argument Throwable just occurred, relevant to the argument component.
ExceptionQueuedEventContext(FacesContext context, Throwable thrown, UIComponent component, PhaseId phaseId) Instantiate a new ExceptionQueuedEventContext that indicates the argument Throwable just occurred, relevant to the argument component, during the lifecycle phase phaseId.
FacesEvent(UIComponent component) Construct a new event object from the specified source component.
PostAddToViewEvent(UIComponent component) Instantiate a new PostAddToViewEvent that indicates the argument component was just added to the view.
PostRestoreStateEvent(UIComponent component) Instantiate a new PostRestoreStateEvent that indicates the argument component just had its state restored.
PostValidateEvent(UIComponent component)
PreRemoveFromViewEvent(UIComponent component) Instantiate a new BeforeRemoveFromView that indicates the argument component is about to be removed from the view.
PreRenderComponentEvent(UIComponent component) Instantiate a new PreRenderComponentEvent that indicates the argument component is about to be rendered.
PreValidateEvent(UIComponent component)
ValueChangeEvent(UIComponent component, Object oldValue, Object newValue) Construct a new event object from the specified source component, old value, and new value.

Uses of UIComponent in javax.faces.render

Methods in javax.faces.render with parameters of type UIComponent

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	RendererWrapper.decode(FacesContext context, UIComponent component)
void	Renderer.decode(FacesContext context, UIComponent component) Decode any new state of the specified UIComponent from the request contained in the specified FacesContext, and store that state on the UIComponent.
void	ClientBehaviorRenderer.decode(FacesContext context, UIComponent component, ClientBehavior behavior) Decode any new state of this ClientBehavior from the request contained in the specified FacesContext.
void	RendererWrapper.encodeBegin(FacesContext context, UIComponent component)
void	Renderer.encodeBegin(FacesContext context, UIComponent component) Render the beginning specified UIComponent to the output stream or writer associated with the response we are creating.
void	RendererWrapper.encodeChildren(FacesContext context, UIComponent component)
void	Renderer.encodeChildren(FacesContext context, UIComponent component) Render the child components of this UIComponent, following the rules described for encodeBegin() to acquire the appropriate value to be rendered.
void	RendererWrapper.encodeEnd(FacesContext context, UIComponent component)
void	Renderer.encodeEnd(FacesContext context, UIComponent component) Render the ending of the current state of the specified UIComponent, following the rules described for encodeBegin() to acquire the appropriate value to be rendered.
Object	RendererWrapper.getConvertedValue(FacesContext context, UIComponent component, Object submittedValue)
Object	Renderer.getConvertedValue(FacesContext context, UIComponent component, Object submittedValue) Attempt to convert previously stored state information into an object of the type required for this component (optionally using the registered Converter for this component, if there is one).

Uses of UIComponent in javax.faces.validator

Methods in javax.faces.validator with parameters of type UIComponent

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	Validator.validate(FacesContext context, UIComponent component, Object value) Perform the correctness checks implemented by this Validator against the specified UIComponent.
void	RequiredValidator.validate(FacesContext context, UIComponent component, Object value) Verify that the converted object value is not null.
void	RegexValidator.validate(FacesContext context, UIComponent component, Object value) Validate a String against a regular expression pattern.
void	MethodExpressionValidator.validate(FacesContext context, UIComponent component, Object value)
void	LongRangeValidator.validate(FacesContext context, UIComponent component, Object value)
void	LengthValidator.validate(FacesContext context, UIComponent component, Object value)
void	DoubleRangeValidator.validate(FacesContext context, UIComponent component, Object value)
void	BeanValidator.validate(FacesContext context, UIComponent component, Object value) Verify that the value is valid according to the Bean Validation constraints.

Uses of UIComponent in javax.faces.view

Methods in javax.faces.view that return UIComponent

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
UIComponent	ViewDeclarationLanguageWrapper.createComponent(FacesContext context, String taglibURI, String tagName, Map<String,Object> attributes)
UIComponent	ViewDeclarationLanguage.createComponent(FacesContext context, String taglibURI, String tagName, Map<String,Object> attributes) Create a component given a ViewDeclarationLanguage specific tag library URI and tag name.

Methods in javax.faces.view that return types with arguments of type UIComponent

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
List<UIComponent>	AttachedObjectTarget.getTargets(UIComponent topLevelComponent) Returns the List<UIComponent> that this AttachedObjectTarget exposes.

Methods in javax.faces.view with parameters of type UIComponent

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	AttachedObjectHandler.applyAttachedObject(FacesContext context, UIComponent parent) Take the argument parent and apply this attached object to it.
List<UIComponent>	AttachedObjectTarget.getTargets(UIComponent topLevelComponent) Returns the List<UIComponent> that this AttachedObjectTarget exposes.
void	ViewDeclarationLanguageWrapper.retargetAttachedObjects(FacesContext context, UIComponent topLevelComponent, List<AttachedObjectHandler> handlers)
void	ViewDeclarationLanguage.retargetAttachedObjects(FacesContext context, UIComponent topLevelComponent, List<AttachedObjectHandler> handlers) Assuming the component metadata for argument topLevelComponent has been made available by an earlier call to ViewDeclarationLanguage.getComponentMetadata(javax.faces.context.FacesContext, javax.faces.application.Resource), leverage the component metadata for the purpose of re-targeting attached objects from the top level composite component to the individual AttachedObjectTarget instances inside the composite component.
void	ViewDeclarationLanguageWrapper.retargetMethodExpressions(FacesContext context, UIComponent topLevelComponent)
void	ViewDeclarationLanguage.retargetMethodExpressions(FacesContext context, UIComponent topLevelComponent) Assuming the component metadata for argument topLevelComponent has been made available by an earlier call to ViewDeclarationLanguage.getComponentMetadata(javax.faces.context.FacesContext, javax.faces.application.Resource), leverage the component metadata for the purpose of re-targeting any method expressions from the top level component to the appropriate inner component.

Uses of UIComponent in javax.faces.view.facelets

Methods in javax.faces.view.facelets that return UIComponent

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
UIComponent	ComponentHandler.createComponent(FaceletContext ctx) Subclasses that wish to take over the task of instantiating the UIComponent instance corresponding to this tag handler my override this method to do so.

Methods in javax.faces.view.facelets with parameters of type UIComponent

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
abstract void	TagHandlerDelegate.apply(FaceletContext ctx, UIComponent comp) Called by classes that implement FaceletHandler in their implementation of apply().
void	FaceletHandler.apply(FaceletContext ctx, UIComponent parent) Process changes on a particular UIComponent
void	DelegatingMetaTagHandler.apply(FaceletContext ctx, UIComponent parent) The default implementation simply calls through to TagHandlerDelegate.apply(javax.faces.view.facelets.FaceletContext, javax.faces.component.UIComponent).
void	CompositeFaceletHandler.apply(FaceletContext ctx, UIComponent parent) Calls apply on any child handlers.
abstract void	Facelet.apply(FacesContext facesContext, UIComponent parent) The passed UIComponent parent will be populated/restored in accordance with the Facelets chapter in the spec prose document.
void	FaceletsAttachedObjectHandler.applyAttachedObject(FacesContext ctx, UIComponent parent) Take the necessary actions to apply the attached object represented by the tag for the concrete subclass of this class to the argument parent.
void	DelegatingMetaTagHandler.applyNextHandler(FaceletContext ctx, UIComponent c) Invoke the apply() method on this instance's TagHandler.nextHandler.
abstract void	FaceletContext.includeFacelet(UIComponent parent, String relativePath) Include another Facelet defined at some path, relative to the executing context, not the current Facelet (same as include directive in JSP)
abstract void	FaceletContext.includeFacelet(UIComponent parent, URL absolutePath) Include another Facelet defined at some path, absolute to this ClassLoader/OS
static boolean	ComponentHandler.isNew(UIComponent component) Determine if the passed component is not null and if it's new to the tree.
void	ComponentHandler.onComponentCreated(FaceletContext ctx, UIComponent c, UIComponent parent) This method is guaranteed to be called after the component has been created but before it has been populated with children.
void	ComponentHandler.onComponentPopulated(FaceletContext ctx, UIComponent c, UIComponent parent) This method is guaranteed to be called after the component has been populated with children.

Uses of UIComponent in javax.faces.webapp

Methods in javax.faces.webapp that return UIComponent

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
protected UIComponent	UIComponentTag.createComponent(FacesContext context, String newId) Deprecated. Implement createComponent using Faces 1.1 EL API.
protected UIComponent	UIComponentELTag.createComponent(FacesContext context, String newId) Create and return a new child component of the type returned by calling getComponentType().
protected abstract UIComponent	UIComponentClassicTagBase.createComponent(FacesContext context, String newId) Create and return a new child component of the type returned by calling getComponentType().
protected UIComponent	UIComponentClassicTagBase.createVerbatimComponentFromBodyContent() Create a transient UIOutput component from the body content, of this tag instance or return null if there is no body content, the body content is whitespace, or the body content is a comment.
protected UIComponent	UIComponentClassicTagBase.findComponent(FacesContext context) Find and return the UIComponent, from the component tree, that corresponds to this tag handler instance.
abstract UIComponent	UIComponentTagBase.getComponentInstance() Return the UIComponent instance that is associated with this tag instance.
UIComponent	UIComponentClassicTagBase.getComponentInstance() Return the UIComponent instance that is associated with this tag instance.

Methods in javax.faces.webapp with parameters of type UIComponent

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
protected abstract void	UIComponentTagBase.addChild(UIComponent child) Add the component identifier of the specified UIComponent to the list of component identifiers created or located by nested UIComponentTags processing this request.
protected void	UIComponentClassicTagBase.addChild(UIComponent child)
protected void	UIComponentClassicTagBase.addVerbatimAfterComponent(UIComponentClassicTagBase parentTag, UIComponent verbatim, UIComponent component) Add verbatim as a sibling of component in component in the parent's child list.
protected void	UIComponentClassicTagBase.addVerbatimBeforeComponent(UIComponentClassicTagBase parentTag, UIComponent verbatim, UIComponent component) Add verbatim as a sibling of component in component in the parent's child list.
protected void	UIComponentTag.setProperties(UIComponent component) Deprecated.
protected void	UIComponentELTag.setProperties(UIComponent component) Override properties and attributes of the specified component, if the corresponding properties of this tag handler instance were explicitly set.
protected abstract void	UIComponentClassicTagBase.setProperties(UIComponent component) Override properties and attributes of the specified component, if the corresponding properties of this tag handler instance were explicitly set.