JSF custom tags

As you have seen, JSF comes with a wealth of custom tag libraries. In order to get the best out of the framework, a digital developer should learn about them and their abilities. The tags can be divided into namespaces as we have previously seen.

The HTML render kit custom tags

The first set of tags in JSF 2.2 relate to the rendering of the HTML elements. They are in the name space: http://xmlns.jcp.org/jsf/html. The default implementation of the render kit in the JSF framework contains component tags for javax.faces.component.UIComponent.

Here is a table of the HTML render kit tags:

JSF custom tag	Description
<h:column>	This renders an instance of javax.faces.component.UIColumn that represents a single column of data in a parent UIData component. This custom tag is used in <h:dataTable>.
<h:commandButton>	This renders an HTML input element with the submit or rest type.
<h:commandLink>	This renders an HTML anchor element that performs like...