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<section>
<sectioninfo>
<keywordset>
<keyword>HtmlDataDefinitionList</keyword>
<keyword>rich:dataDefinitionList</keyword>
</keywordset>
</sectioninfo>
  
    <table>
      <title>Component identification parameters </title>
      <tgroup cols="2">
        <thead>
          <row>
            <entry>Name</entry>
            <entry>Value</entry>
          </row>
        </thead>
        <tbody>
          <row>
            <entry>component-type</entry>
            <entry>org.richfaces.DataDefinitionList</entry>
          </row>
          <row>
            <entry>component-class</entry>
            <entry>org.richfaces.component.html.HtmlDataDefinitionList</entry>
          </row>
          <row>
          <entry>component-family</entry>
          <entry>org.richfaces.DataDefinitionList</entry>
          </row>
          <row>
          <entry>renderer-type</entry>
          <entry>org.richfaces.DataDefinitionListRenderer</entry>
          </row>          
          <row>
            <entry>tag-class</entry>
            <entry>org.richfaces.taglib.DataDefinitionListTag</entry>
          </row>
        </tbody>
      </tgroup>
    </table>
  
  <section>
    <title>Creating the Component with a Page Tag</title>
    <para>To create the simplest variant of <property>dataDefinitionList</property> on a page, use the following syntax:</para>

    <para>
      <emphasis role="bold">Example:</emphasis>
    </para>
    <programlisting role="XML"><![CDATA[...
    <rich:dataDefinitionList value="#{bean.capitals}" var="caps">
        <f:facet name="term">Cars</f:facet>
        <h:outputText value="#{car.model}"/>
    </rich:dataDefinitionList>
...
]]></programlisting>
    </section>
  
  <section>
  <title>Creating the Component Dynamically Using Java</title>

    <para>
      <emphasis role="bold">Example:</emphasis>
    </para>
  <programlisting role="JAVA"><![CDATA[import org.richfaces.component.html.HtmlDataDefinitionList;
...
HtmlDataDefinitionList myList = new HtmlDataDefinitionList();
...
]]></programlisting>
</section>
<section>
<title>Details of Usage</title>
  <para>The <emphasis role="bold">
    <property>&lt;rich:dataDefinitionList&gt;</property>
  </emphasis> component allows to generate an definition list from a model.</para>
  <para>The component has the <emphasis>
    <property>&quot;term&quot;</property>
  </emphasis> facet, which corresponds to the <emphasis>
    <property>&quot;type&quot;</property>
  </emphasis> parameter for the <emphasis>
    <property>&quot;DT&quot;</property>
  </emphasis> HTML element.</para>
  <para>Here is an example:</para>
  
  <programlisting role="XML"><![CDATA[...
    <h:form>
        <rich:dataDefinitionList var="car" value="#{dataTableScrollerBean.allCars}" rows="5" first="4" title="Cars">
            <f:facet name="term">
                <h:outputText value="#{car.make} #{car.model}"></h:outputText>
            </f:facet>
            <h:outputText value="Price:" styleClass="label"></h:outputText>
            <h:outputText value="#{car.price} " /><br/>
            <h:outputText value="Mileage:" styleClass="label"></h:outputText>
            <h:outputText value="#{car.mileage} " /><br/>
        </rich:dataDefinitionList>
    </h:form>
...
]]></programlisting>
  
  <para>This is a result:</para>
  
  <figure>
    <title>Component usage</title>
    <mediaobject>
      <imageobject>
        <imagedata fileref="images/datadefinitionlist1.png"/>
      </imageobject>
    </mediaobject>
  </figure>
  
  <para>In the example the <emphasis>
    <property>&quot;rows&quot;</property>
  </emphasis> attribute limits number of output elements of the list.</para>
  
  <para><emphasis>
    <property>&quot;first&quot;</property>
  </emphasis> attribute defines first element for output. <emphasis>
    <property>&quot;title&quot;</property>
  </emphasis> are used for popup title.</para>
  
  <para>The component was created basing on the <emphasis role="bold">
    <property>&lt;a4j:repeat&gt;</property>
  </emphasis> component and as a result it could be partially updated with Ajax. <emphasis>
    <property>&quot;ajaxKeys&quot;</property>
  </emphasis> attribute allows to define rows that are updated after an Ajax request.</para>
  <para>Here is an example:</para>
  
  <para>
    <emphasis role="bold">Example:</emphasis>
  </para>
  <programlisting role="XML"><![CDATA[...
    <rich:dataDefinitionList value="#{dataTableScrollerBean.allCars}" var="car" ajaxKeys="#{listBean.list}" 
                        binding="#{listBean.dataList}" id="list">
        ...
    </rich:dataDefinitionList>
...
    <a4j:commandButton action"#{listBean.action}" reRender="list" value="Submit"/>
...
]]></programlisting>
  
  <para> In the example <emphasis>
    <property>&quot;reRender&quot;</property>
  </emphasis> attribute contains value of <emphasis>
    <property>&quot;id&quot;</property>
  </emphasis> attribute for <emphasis role="bold">
    <property>&lt;rich:dataDefinitionList&gt;</property>
  </emphasis> component. As a result the component is updated after an Ajax request.</para>
  
</section>
  
 <section>
   
   <title>Look-and-Feel Customization</title>
   
   <para>For skinnability implementation, the components use a <emphasis>
     <property>style class redefinition method.</property>
   </emphasis> Default style classes are mapped on <emphasis>
     <property>skin parameters.</property>
   </emphasis></para>
   
   <para>There are two ways to redefine the appearance of all <emphasis role="bold">
     <property>&lt;rich:dataDefinitionList&gt;</property>
   </emphasis> components at once:</para>
   
   <itemizedlist>
     <listitem>
       <para>Redefine the corresponding skin parameters</para>
     </listitem>
     
     <listitem>
       <para>Add to your style sheets <emphasis>
         <property>style classes</property>
       </emphasis> used by a <emphasis role="bold">
         <property>&lt;rich:dataDefinitionList&gt;</property>
       </emphasis> component</para>
     </listitem>
   </itemizedlist>
 
 </section>
  
		 <section>
		   <title>Definition of Custom Style Classes</title>
		   
		   <para>On the screenshot there are classes names that define styles for component elements.</para>
		   
		   <figure>
		     <title>Style classes</title>
		     <mediaobject> 
		       <imageobject>
		         <imagedata fileref="images/datadefinitionlist2.png"/>
		       </imageobject>
		     </mediaobject>
		   </figure>
		   
		   <table>
		     <title>Classes names that define a list appearance</title>
		     <tgroup cols="2">
		       <thead>
		         <row>
		           <entry>Class name</entry>
		           <entry>Description</entry>
		         </row>
		       </thead>
		       <tbody>
		         <row>
		           <entry>rich-deflist</entry>
		           <entry>Defines styles for an html &lt;dl&gt; element</entry>
		         </row>
		         <row>
		           <entry>rich-definition</entry>
		           <entry>Defines styles for an html &lt;dd&gt; element</entry>
		         </row>
		         <row>
		           <entry>rich-definition-term</entry>
		           <entry>Defines styles for an html &lt;dt&gt; element</entry>
		         </row>
		       </tbody>
		     </tgroup>
		   </table>
		 
		   <para>In order to redefine styles for all <emphasis role="bold">
		     <property>&lt;rich:dataDefinitionList&gt;</property>
		   </emphasis> components on a page using CSS, it&apos;s enough to create classes with the
		     same names and define necessary properties in them.</para>
		   
		   <para>To change styles of particular <emphasis role="bold">
		     <property>&lt;rich:dataDefinitionList&gt;</property>
		   </emphasis> components, define your own style classes in the corresponding <emphasis
		     role="bold">
		     <property>&lt;rich:dataDefinitionList&gt;</property>
		   </emphasis>attributes.</para>
           </section>
  <section>
    <title>Relevant Resources Links</title>
    <para><ulink url="http://livedemo.exadel.com/richfaces-demo/richfaces/dataLists.jsf?c=dataDefinitionList"
      >Here</ulink> you can see the example of <emphasis role="bold"
        ><property>&lt;rich:dataDefinitionList&gt;</property></emphasis> usage and sources for the given example. </para>
  </section>             
</section>
