JavaServer Faces

Name

<f:converter>

Synopsis

This action creates an instance of the class registered with the specified converter ID, which must implement the javax.faces.convert.Converter interface, and associates it with the component represented by the closest JSF component parent action element.

For an alternative, see the converter attribute for HTML library actions that represents JSF components with a value property.

Syntax

<f:converter converterId="converterId" />

Attributes

Attribute name	Java type	EL expression type	Description
converterId	String	Any	The ID used to register a class implementing the Converter interface.

Example

<h:form>
  <h:inputText value="#{user.ssn}">
    <f:converter converterId="ssnConverter" />
  </h:inputText>
</h:form>