Re: [jsr-314-open] required attributes in composite components

Just one :-) On 3 Apr 2009, at 17:54, Kito Mann wrote: > Are suggesting both of those options or just one? > > Sent from my iPhone > > http://www.jsfcentral.com > http://www.Virtua.com > > > On Apr 3, 2009, at 2:50 PM, Pete Muir <pmuir(a)REDHAT.COM&gt; wrote: > >> Yes, I like the idea. I was trying to think about attribute names, >> as restrictAttributes feels wrong. How about >> >> * strict="{true|false}" >> * complete="{true|false}" >> >> On 2 Apr 2009, at 12:56, Kito Mann wrote: >> >>> So, here's one other thing that came up at JSFDays -- the fact >>> that composite components (like Facelet compositions) don't >>> restrict which attributes can be used. This is fine for Facelet >>> compositions, but since composite components can define specific >>> attributes, it makes sense to give component authors the ability >>> to restrict page authors to those attributes. >>> >>> I think the easiest way to handle this from a component author's >>> perspective would be to add an attribute to the >>> <component:interface> tag: >>> >>> <component:interface restrictAttributes="true"> >>> <component:attribute name="name" required="true"/> >>> <component:attribute name="size"/> >>> </component:interface> >>> >>> So, in this case, this component would _only_ accept the name and >>> size attributes, and the runtime would throw an exception if >>> another attribute were used. An IDE could also complain when >>> someone tried to use a different attribute. >>> >>> Thoughts? >>> --- >>> Kito D. Mann -- Author, JavaServer Faces in Action >>> http://twitter.com/kito99 http://twitter.com/jsfcentral >>> http://www.virtua.com - JSF/Java EE consulting, training, and >>> mentoring >>> http://www.JSFCentral.com - JavaServer Faces FAQ, news, and info >>> +1 203-404-4848 x3 >>> >>> Public JSF Course in NYC (April 21st-24th): >>> http://www.regonline.com/jsf-course >>> >> >> -- >> Pete Muir >> http://www.seamframework.org >> http://in.relation.to/Bloggers/Pete -- Pete Muir http://www.seamframework.org http://in.relation.to/Bloggers/Pete