implement custom layout of any style

[javatwo]

Hello, Richfaces has layout component, but it support only  left/bottom/top/center/right postion. We need to have a layout component that let user specify any layout style. For example

<my:anyLayout value="#{bean.productList}" var="product" layout="#{bean.layout}"

            rowIndexVar="rowIndex" ajaxKeys="#{bean.rowsToUpdate}" >

<h:panelGroup >

  <h:outputText value="#{product.name}:" /> 

  <h:outputText value="#{product.price}" />

</h:panelGroup>

</my:anyLayout>

the layout can be any html code such as :

<table><tr><td>$1</td><td>$3</td></tr></table>

where $N represents the rendered html segment for the row number N. This is similar to <rich:dataList> except the layout code.

ajax needs to be supported. Can anyone help me to implement this component?  I looked at richfaces source code, but have not figured it out.

Thanks for help.

Dave

[boy18nj]

this can be accomplished by Composite Components feature supported in JSF. Please refer to Core Java Server Faces 3rd edition in detail, how to create a such composite component, it will guide you in detail.

[javatwo]

I looked at the Composite feature of JSF 2.0. Unfortunately I am using JSF 1.2 and could not move to 2.0 due to some issues. If I can make some changes

to the rich:dataList, basically the encode(),  it would be great.

Thanks. Dave

[ilya40umov]

Take a look at this arcle:

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/library/j-facelets/

If it won't fit your idea you should probably read this:

http://docs.jboss.org/richfaces/latest_3_3_X/en/cdkguide/html_single/

[javatwo]

Thanks.

It is easier to use the existing code, and make a little changes. If anyone could point me to the encode() method and ajax reRender code for rich:dataList, it would be a big help.