How to add element to facet

[igorg]

Hi. I've created component that adds calendarType functionality to standart rich:calendar. calendarType may be ISO, Gregorian or Broadcast. It works well when type defined as tag attribute. Now, I want to add control button that allows to user change calendar type. I can simply add new input element to jspx template, but  I want to do it more flexible way, like todayControl of rich:calendar. There is no documentation, how I can create such element and to register it in facet and component. Can somebody explain it to me, please?

Regards, Igor.

[ilya_shaikovsky]

show please how you defining it using simple page definition and we'll review how to move into calendar.

[igorg]

Hello Ilya. What mean when you write 'defining it using simple page'?. If 'it' is changeType control and simple page is final html generated, the it'll be a td cell like 'Today' control that changes to next type when it clicked. Something like that:

{code:xml}
<div onclick='Richfaces.getComponent("sintecCalendar",this).switchToNextType();return true;' 
    onmouseover='...' onmouseout='...' onmouseup='...' onmousedown='...'>
</div>
{code}

I want that the 'div' about,  can be placed in every facet of calendar, as I see in rich:calendar example:

{code:xml}
<f:facet name="header">
    <h:panelGrid columns="2" width="100%" columnClasses="width100, fake">
        <h:outputText value="{calendarTypeControl}" style="font-weight:bold; text-align:left"/>
    </h:panelGrid>
</f:facet>
{code}

[ilya_shaikovsky]

I'm not sure that can see the actuall problem there. If the question is - how to make this solution reusable - define the calendar customized using that code in the facet in some facelet and use it instead of rich:calendar. 

[igorg]

My problem that calendarTypeControl variable is unknown to JSF, when I place it in JSP page.

I want the person, that uses my component, can use calendarTypeControl, exactly like user that

uses richCalendar, can use todayControl, applyControl and others. I don't see where this variable defined. Can you tell me?

Igor