Panel - Group Box

Panel - Group Box - Group

This compound component is used to layout other components. It aligns all components it contains into a table with a specified number of columns.

Properties and All Attributes views

The Properties view for a component shows the most common set of attributes you can set on a component, and, depending on the component, you might also see options for adding controls, actions, or other components. To open the Properties view, click

Window | Show View | Properties.

These common attributes for the Group component display on the h:panelGroup and Items tabs in the Properties view. See the Panel - Group attributes table for a list of attributes. Additional configuration options for panel items are on the h:panelGroup>Items tab:
Table 1. Panel - Group configuration options

Configuration option

Description

Order of items in the panel

Allows you to specify the order of components within the panel, using the Move Up and Move Down buttons.

The All Attributes view shows a table of all the attributes you can set on a component, which includes those attributes you can access from the Properties view. To switch to the All Attributes view, click the
All Attributes icon in the upper right corner of the Properties view.

Table 2. Panel - Group attributes

Attribute name

Description

binding

An expression that binds the component's instance (usually a user interface component) to a bean property (usually in the backing file).

id

Assigns a name to a component. Should be a unique name within a JSP.

rendered

Can be set to true or false:

false - Component will not be rendered to the browser at runtime.

true - Component will get rendered. This is the default value.

style

Specifies CSS style information for the component (for example, style="font-size : 8pt ; color : red"). Defines the properties (such as font and color) of the selected component. This may be done manually, or by clicking the button and selecting the desired properties from within the window.

styleClass

Space-separated list of CSS style classes to be applied when this element is rendered. This value must be passed through as the class attribute on generated markup. Defines the classes (such as style sheets) of the selected component. This may be done manually, or by clicking the button and selecting the desired Classes from within the window.

Attribute name	Description
binding	An expression that binds the component's instance (usually a user interface component) to a bean property (usually in the backing file).
id	Assigns a name to a component. Should be a unique name within a JSP.
rendered	Can be set to true or false: false - Component will not be rendered to the browser at runtime. true - Component will get rendered. This is the default value.
style	Specifies CSS style information for the component (for example, style="font-size : 8pt ; color : red"). Defines the properties (such as font and color) of the selected component. This may be done manually, or by clicking the button and selecting the desired properties from within the window.
styleClass	Space-separated list of CSS style classes to be applied when this element is rendered. This value must be passed through as the class attribute on generated markup. Defines the classes (such as style sheets) of the selected component. This may be done manually, or by clicking the button and selecting the desired Classes from within the window.