Ways of Passing Data from the UI to the Server

• Pass as the value of an HTTP request parameter:
  • In the page: use the f:param tag (Example)

  • In the bean: use the ExternalContext.getRequestParameterMap method (ChangeLocaleBean)

• Pass as the value of a JSF tag attribute:
  • In the page: use the f:attribute tag (Example)

  • In the bean: use the UIComponent.getAttributes method (ChangeLocaleBean)

• Have an action listener directly set a bean property:
  • In the page: use the f:setPropertyActionListener tag (Example)

  • In the bean: simply provide a settable property. (ChangeLocaleBean)