Leveraging existing components with CDK

[dgreenbean]

Hi,

I am sure that there is an easy way to do this, but I have not yet figured out how. After reading every article I could find on Google and in the forums about using CDK to create custom components, I decided to ask here.

Creating a simple component with CDK is easy enough. My problem is creating one that leverages all the functionality of existing components. Here is an example of what I would like to have in my htmlMyCustomComponent.jspx file (it obviously does not work):

<f:root xmlns....>
 <f:clientid var="clientId" />
 <a4j:outputPanel id="#{clientId}Panel">
 <rich:calendar id="#{clientId}Calendar" />
 <h:inputText id="#{clientId}Input" />
 <rich:suggestionbox id="#{clientId}Suggestion"
 for="#{clientId}Input"
 suggestionAction="#{component.searchBean.search}" />
 </a4j:outputPanel>
</f:root>

Basically, I am looking for a way to integrate these components into a new component without rewriting their functionality or playing with their source code. Is there some way to do this?

Thank you,
David

[alsha]

I think, you can use facelets in this case.

Best regards,
Alexey

[ilya_shaikovsky]

And it isn't possible with CDK now.

[dgreenbean]

Thank you for your responses. I was looking at facelets but am not really familiar with them at present. Knowing that this is not possible with CDK is very helpful.

Thanks again,
David

[alsha]

take a look at this
[url]http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/library/j-facelets/ using facelets is really very easy and intuitive, I can only recommend it as view technic.

[dgreenbean]

Sold.

I appreciate your help. Thanks