JBoss Developer Studio comes with a tight integration with RichFaces component framework.

The following features are implemented and fully supported for the current version of the RichFaces components:

All you have to do is to download and install RichFaces libraries into your project, i. e. just put richfaces-*.jar files into the /lib project folder. For more information on how to get started with RichFaces, please read the RichFaces documentation.

7.1. Code Assist for RichFaces

JBoss Developer Studio provides code completion for RichFaces framework components.

Tip:

RichFaces 3.3.X is now fully supported in code completion.

Figure 7.1. Content Assist for RichFaces Components

7.2. OpenOn for RichFaces

While working with JSP and XHTML pages in the Visual Page Editor you can also take the advantage of the OpenOn feature with RichFaces components.

For example, the Richfaces tags <rich:insert> and <a4j:include> have OpenOn support.

Figure 7.2. OpenOn With Richfaces Tag

Figure 7.3. OpenOn With A4j Tag

OpenOn is also supported in "ForID"-like attributes (the attributes, where the value should be ID or the list of IDs) in RichFaces.

Figure 7.4. OpenOn With "ForID"-like attributes

7.3. RichFaces in the JBoss Tools Palette

RichFaces and Chapter 5, JBoss Tools Palette.

Figure 7.5. RichFaces Components

The JBoss RichFaces menu in the JBoss Tools Palette contains all items relevant for RichFaces 4, by default. If you are using RichFaces 3 or earlier, you will need to add the RichFaces 3 menu item to the JBoss Tools Palette through the Show/Hide menu. To access this menu see Section 5.1.2, “Show/Hide”.

Figure 7.6. RichFaces 3 palette menu

To insert a RichFaces component on a page:

• expand JBoss RichFaces group on the palette

• click on some component

• put the needed attributes in the Insert Tag dialog and click Finish button

Figure 7.7. Inserting Tag

The RichFaces component will be inserted on your page and displayed in the Source and Visual modes:

Figure 7.8. RichFaces Component