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Do you Value Bind ?
Thursday December 23, 2004

If you don't, then you should think about it !!! If you did not because we did not handle them as well as we could, then please look at them again !!!

What is a Value Binding (VB) ? Well, it turns out that in JSF, you can use Value Binding expressions (see tutorial on this topic) to specify the value of an attribute/property. This allows you to have some dynamic content attached to your components without having to write any code !!!

Prior to Reef, we did not handle VBs as well as we could. We still have a ways to go, but we are improving it as quickly as we can. As of Reef, whenever a property has a VB, the expression is now shown in the property sheet. Prior to Reef, the property sheet would show blank for any property with a VB. You can then edit the expression, or reset the property and then specify a constant if you so wish.

You will also find some new actions if you right click on a property within the property sheet. These new actions allow you to specify the VB you wish to attach to a property, as well as directly reset the property to its default value.

We will be adding more and more functionality, as well as more and more simplifications to the process of using VBs from within Creator, so be on the lookout for them.

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