Beginning Java EE 6 with GlassFish 3, Second Edition

CHAPTER 11 ■ PAGES AND COMPONENTSThe preceding code doesn’t have any special graphical representation. Following is the HTMLrendering:The title of the bookA textA linkWelcome Paul. You have bought 5 itemsSelectionsSelection components (see Table 11-13), which are used to select one or more values out of a list, arerepresented by check boxes, radio buttons, lists, or combo boxes. They allow the user to choose betweena definite set of available options.Table 11-13. Select TagsTagDescriptionRenders one check box representing a single Boolean value. The checkbox will be rendered as checked or not based on the value of theproperty.Renders a list of check boxes.Renders a multiple-selection component where one or more options canbe selected.Renders an HTML element.Renders a single-selection component where only one available optioncan be selected.Renders a single-selection component where only one available optioncan be selected. It only shows a single available option at a time.Renders a list of radio buttons.The tags listed in this table have a graphical representation but require different tags to holdavailable options: or . These tags are nested inside the graphicalcomponents and create additional available options. To represent a combo box with a list of bookgenres, you should nest a set of tags in an tag.329