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Summary

Tag name: <h:column>
UIComponent class: javax.faces.component.UIColumn
Tag class: org.apache.myfaces.taglib.html.HtmlColumnTag
Component type: javax.faces.Column
Component family: javax.faces.Column

This tag is commonly used as a child of the dataTable tag, to represent a column of data.

It can be decorated with "header" and "footer" facets to drive the output of header and footer rows. Row values are specified via its children.

Unless otherwise specified, all attributes accept static values or EL expressions.

See Javadoc of JSF Specification

Attributes

Name Type Supports EL? Description
binding String Only EL Identifies a backing bean property (of type UIComponent or appropriate subclass) to bind to this component instance. This value must be an EL expression.
id String Yes An identifier for this particular component instance within a component view.

The id must be unique within the scope of the tag's enclosing NamingContainer (eg h:form or f:subview). The id is not necessarily unique across all components in the current view

This value must be a static value, ie not change over the lifetime of a component. It cannot be defined via an EL expression; only a string is permitted.

rendered boolean Yes A boolean value that indicates whether this component should be rendered. Default value: true.