Beginning Java EE 6 with GlassFish 3, Second Edition

CHAPTER 11 ■ PAGES AND COMPONENTSTable 11-14. Grid and Table TagsTagDescriptionRepresents a set of repeating data that will be rendered in an HTML element.Renders a single column of data within an component.Renders an HTML element.Is a container of components that can be embedded in an .Unlike , the tag does not use an underlying data model to render rowsof data. Rather, this component is a layout container that renders other JSF components in a grid of rowsand columns. You can specify how many columns are used to display the components, and the will determine how many rows are needed. The columns attribute is the number ofcolumns to render before starting a new row. For example, in the following code, the rendering will bethree columns and two rows (displaying rows first and then columns):If you want to combine several components into a single column, you can use an that will render its children as only one component. You can also define a header and a footer using thespecial tag.331