I think that the best option to see how to implement a component is
directly check out the sources for the tomahawk/sandbox components.
Every component has the component, tag, and renderer implementation.
You can check the faces-config.xml file to see how this components are
registered and also the tld.
About your specific questions: you don't need any binding if your
component has everything in it (save/restore state, etc). Just pass
the model to the value attribute (I guess it should be something like
value="#{bean.graphicModel" (without the getter)). Take a look at the
schedule component, as it accepts a custom model object.
The encodeBegin is optional as long as your component does not render
any children. When a component has children, the method encodeBegin is
called before and the encodeEnd afterwars. In your case, I guess you
only need the encodeEnd in your renderer object (recommended).
HTH,
Bruno
2005/11/4, Rafael Nami <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Hi everyone, and thanks for the explanations about packing a component.
> Im trying to write now a Graphics component. I already have a
> GraphicFactory, that
> receives a model object, and convert its attributes in coordinates. I'm
> trying to
> follow the approach that is described in Core JSF - chapter 12. I just want
> to know one thing:
> 1 - How can I add something like:
> <e:graphics value="#{bean.getGraphicModel}"/>, where this backingbean
> method returns this
> model object, filling the component with the model object in one fellow
> swoop.
> Did I have to do some Binding code, because it's just a output component.
> Did I have to only write the encodeBegin() method in the Tag??
>
> Thanks and Best Regards
>
> Rafael Mauricio Nami
>
