[jsr-314-open] #{compositeComponent.attrs....}

[David Geary]

Is it possible to dispense with having to type "#compositeComponent.attrs."
in the implementation sections of composite components? It's cumbersome.
Besides, Facelets custom tags let you access attribute values with their
simple names, for example you could use a Facelets tag like this:

<mytags:planet name="mercury" image="#{resource['images:Mercury.gif']}"/>

and in the implementation of the planet tag, you can do this:

<h:graphicImage style="border: none"
  value="#{image}"/>

With a JSF composite component, you have to do
..value="#{compositeComponent.attrs.image}". Maybe I'm missing something,
but it doesn't seem to be too much of a technical feat to remove the need to
type compositeComponent.attrs (a variable resolver that searches
compositeComponents.attrs, as necessary?)

It seems weird that we're taking a step backwards in this respect, even as
we move forward from Facelets tags to more feature-rich composite
components.


david
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