Chapter 3. Introduction
This book is a guide to the various components available in the RichFaces framework. It includes descriptions of the role of the components, details on how best to use them, coded examples of their use, and basic references of their properties and attributes.
For further examples for each component, refer to the RichFaces Showcase at http://showcase.richfaces.org/.
3.1. Libraries
The RichFaces framework is made up of two tag libraries: the
a4j library and the rich library.
a4jlibrary- The
a4jtag library provides core Ajax and utility components. richlibrary- The
richtag library provides ready-made, self-contained, rich user-interface components. These components have built-in Ajax support. By default, the components don't require additional configuration in order to send requests or update, but can also be customized by plugging in utility behaviors.