Chapter 5. Introducing Text Input Components
PrimeFaces provides several text input components, among them some that are enhanced versions of standard JSF UI components with additional features and theming support. In addition to that, PrimeFaces also provides its own advanced input components such as InputText, InputTextarea, Password, InputMask, Editor, Inplace, AutoComplete, and so on, which will help to build the applications with a rich look and feel.
In this chapter we will cover:
- Getting text input with the InputText component
- Advanced uses of InputTextarea
- Getting input in specific format using InputMask
- Using the Password component along with strength indicator and match mode
- Rich text editing using Editor
- Advanced editing using the Inplace editor
- Providing suggestions using AutoComplete
