JavaServer Faces (JSF) is a server-side user interface component framework. In simple terms, JSF is a set of tools and components that allow you to create interfaces for Web pages. JSF components can display data on a Web page and accept input from the user.
This topic explains the relationship between JSF components and EGL. For more details on JSF, see Creating Faces applications - overview. To see a related tutorial, click Help > Tutorials Gallery; expand Do and Learn; and select Display dynamic information on Web pages with JavaServer Faces.
Two methods are available for displaying EGL data on a Web page using JSF controls:
You can also bind EGL functions in PageHandlers to JSF controls. See Binding a JavaServer Faces command component to an EGL PageHandler.
Related tasks
Creating an EGL field and associating it with a Faces JSP
Associating an EGL record with a Faces JSP
Binding a JavaServer Faces command component to an EGL PageHandler
Binding a JavaServer Faces input or output component to an EGL PageHandler
Binding a JavaServer Faces check box component to an EGL PageHandler
Binding a JavaServer Faces single-selection component to an EGL PageHandler
Binding a JavaServer Faces multiple-selection component to an EGL PageHandler
Related reference
Page Designer support for EGL