how to wrap text in h:outputText or similar RF tag?

[asookazian]

In the following xhtml snippet, noteText can be up to 1000 characters long (defined as varchar(1000) in db table). What is the best way to handle that so it doesn't get cut off (i.e. how to wrap a cell?) I was thinking of something like replacing h:outputText with h:outputTextArea (if it existed)...

<h:form id="noteLogList1">
 <rich:dataTable value="#{noteAction.getNoteLogList()}" var="myRow">
 <rich:column width="400">
 <f:facet name="header">NoteText</f:facet>
 <h:outputText value="#{myRow.noteText}"/>
 </rich:column>

 <rich:column>
 <f:facet name="header">TimeStamp</f:facet>
 <h:outputText value="#{myRow.timeStamp}"/>
 </rich:column>
 </rich:dataTable>
 </h:form>

[fmarwede]

First: It doesn't exist. There's only a h:inputTextarea. Please read jsf basic docs, if you don't know that. To get a general idea about richfaces components please take a look at richfaces demo

http://livedemo.exadel.com/richfaces-demo/index.jsp

By the way: Did you test what happens with your code in the case of text that has too many characters? Is it cut off?[/url]

[mail.micke]

You can also wrap the text by using CSS

[asookazian]

"fmarwede" wrote:
First: It doesn't exist. There's only a h:inputTextarea. Please read jsf basic docs, if you don't know that. To get a general idea about richfaces components please take a look at richfaces demo

http://livedemo.exadel.com/richfaces-demo/index.jsp

By the way: Did you test what happens with your code in the case of text that has too many characters? Is it cut off?[/url]

1. "if it existed" in my original post obviously implies it does NOT exist and NEEDS to exist
2. flush the toilet britney
3. It's cut off but my modalPanel is resizable (but it's varchar(1000) field so eventually you run out of screen space possibly)

[asookazian]

You can also wrap the text by using CSS

not sure exactly how to do that but I will look into this. thx.

[fmarwede]

Sorry, I misunderstood you - I'm not a native speaker. No reason to get impolite.

Try css white-space attribute (with values normal or pre). Perhaps it helps...