The findComponent() system function binds
an EGL variable of the appropriate type to a JSF component. Changes
to the value of one cause the same change in the value of the other.
Syntax
controlVar = findComponent(controlName);
controlVar
The variable of the appropriate type
controlName
A string variable or literal that identifies the control. In most
cases, you specify a series of JSF control IDs, starting with the
ID of the top-level form in the component tree and continuing to the
ID of the specific control, with each ID separated from the next by
a colon (:). The following string references a text box named text1 in
a top-level form named form1: