I remember trying to learn custom components by creating a form builder that will create a form from XML file.
What I did was to create a Label component and a HtmlInputText component as to the number of properties specified and add Validators accordingly.(Only regular Expression validator though). Add these components to my component. I did the above in encodeBegin(). In the encodeChildren(). Loop thru my component and call the renderers of these children. However, what I realised was I had a check at the start like this... If(myComponent.getChildren().size == 0) { //Create the needed type of Uicomponents and add to myComponent.getChildren().add() } I think this check was not needed...However, it was my test component...so left it at that.... To make the long story short, yes, you can do it the way you had mentioned. Most of the composite components that aggregates components like this, does that I guess.\ Hope this helps. Regards Balaji -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 2:19 PM To: users@myfaces.apache.org Subject: Creating a Custom Component with other components inside... Hi, I'm looking at designing a simple component that would render the following: 2 ListBoxes with items in each of them. Each being plugged on a different List in the background. I'm trying to figure out how to do that right now... I have created a custom component that works but does not render my listboxes. The way I saw this was that in my component's code, in encodeBegin, I could create 2 UISelectMany components and setting their parent to my component. Now be honest... Is this a horrible way to do things :p? The reason I'm asking is because I'm trying to figure out if i can render this without having to use the responsewriter to write HTML, ie by using another component and calling its encodeBegin method so that later changes can be repercuted in my component automatically. Are there any examples of custom components that do this? I'm figuring I could use the ResponseWriter and iterate through the ListBoxes' lists etc... but I'm wondering if creaeting the components and setting their required properties is possible. Thanks a lot, Greg Confidentiality Notice The information contained in this electronic message and any attachments to this message are intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s) and may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender at Wipro or [EMAIL PROTECTED] immediately and destroy all copies of this message and any attachments.