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12. JSF HTML Tag Reference

Documentation > JSF > JSF Tag Reference > JSF HTML Tag Library > h:inputSecret

< h:inputHidden h:inputText >

h:inputSecret

The inputSecret tag renders an HTML input element of the type "password".

JSF Example

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
	"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" 
      xmlns:h="http://java.sun.com/jsf/html">
<h:head />
<body>
<h:form>
	<h:panelGrid>
		<h:outputLabel value="Username: " style="font-weight:bold" />
		<h:inputText value="#{userController.user.username}" />
		<h:outputLabel value="Password: " style="font-weight:bold" />
		<h:inputSecret value="#{userController.user.password}" />
		<h:commandButton value="Login" />
	</h:panelGrid>
</h:form>
</body>
</html>
This example was formatted by JSFToolbox for Dreamweaver.

Rendered Output

Rendered h:inputSecret tag

Tag Attributes

accesskey Text
 
The accesskey attribute is a standard HTML attribute that sets the access key that transfers focus to this element when pressed.
alt Text
 
The alt attribute is a standard HTML attribute that sets the alternate textual description rendered by this component.
autocomplete Text
 
If the value of this attribute is "off", render "off" as the value of the attribute. This indicates that the browser should disable its autocomplete feature for this component. This is useful for components that perform autocompletion and do not want the browser interfering. If this attribute is not set or the value is "on", render nothing.
binding Expression
 
The value-binding expression linking this component tag to a backing bean property.
converter Text
 
The converter attribute sets the converter instance to be registered for this component. It must match the converter-id value of a converter element defined in your Faces configuration file.
converterMessage Text
 
A ValueExpression enabled attribute that, if present, will be used as the text of the converter message, replacing any message that comes from the converter.
dir Enumerated
 
The dir attribute is a standard HTML attribute that overrides the default text directionality for this component. The values accepted for this component are "LTR" (left-to-right) and "RTL" (right-to-left).

This attribute accepts the following values:

  • LTR
  • RTL
disabled Boolean
 
The disabled attribute is a boolean flag that when set to true indicates that this component should not receive focus or be included in a form submit.
id Text
 
The unique identifier value for this component. The value must be unique within the closest naming container.
immediate Boolean
 
The immediate attribute is a boolean flag indicating that component events should be sent to registered event listeners immediately rather than after the validation phase of the JSF request processing lifecycle. The immediate flag allows you bypass JSF validation for a particular component.
label Text
 
A localized user presentable name for this component.
lang Text
 
The lang attribute is a standard HTML attribute that sets the code describing the language to be used in the markup generated by this component.
maxlength Text
 
The maxlength attribute sets the maximum length in characters of the string accepted by this input component.
onblur Text
 
The onblur attribute sets the JavaScript code to execute when this element loses focus.
onchange Text
 
The onchange attribute sets the JavaScript code to execute when this element loses focus and its value changes after gaining focus.
onclick Text
 
The onclick attribute sets the JavaScript code to execute when the mouse pointer is clicked over this element.
ondblclick Text
 
The ondblclick attribute sets the JavaScript code to execute when the mouse pointer is double-clicked over this element.
onfocus Text
 
The onfocus attribute sets the JavaScript code to execute when the element receives focus.
onkeydown Text
 
The onkeydown attribute sets the JavaScript code to execute when a key is pressed down over this element.
onkeypress Text
 
The onkeypress attribute sets the JavaScript code to execute when a key is pressed and released over this element.
onkeyup Text
 
The onkeyup attribute sets the JavaScript code to execute when a key is released over this element.
onmousedown Text
 
The onmousedown attribute sets the JavaScript code to execute when the mouse pointer is pressed down over this element.
onmousemove Text
 
The onmousemove attribute sets the JavaScript code to execute when the mouse pointer is moved within this element.
onmouseout Text
 
The onmouseout attribute sets the JavaScript code to execute when the mouse pointer is moved away from this element.
onmouseover Text
 
The onmouseover attribute sets the JavaScript code to execute when the mouse pointer is moved onto this element.
onmouseup Text
 
The onmouseup attribute sets the JavaScript code to execute when the mouse button is released over this element.
onselect Text
 
The onselect attribute sets the JavaScript code to execute when the user selects the text contained by this element.
readonly Boolean
 
The readonly attribute is a boolean flag that when set to true prohibits changes to this element by the user. The element will continue to receive focus unless you set the disabled attribute to true.
redisplay Boolean
 
The redisplay attribute is a boolean flag indicating whether or not a previously entered password should be rendered in this form. For security reasons, the default value for this attribute is false.
rendered Boolean
 
A value-binding expression that evaluates to a Boolean condition indicating if this component should be rendered.
required Boolean
 
The required attribute is a boolean flag that indicates whether or not the user is required to provide a value for this field before the form can be submitted to the server.
requiredMessage Text
 
A ValueExpression enabled attribute that, if present, will be used as the text of the validation message for the "required" facility, if the "required" facility is used.
size Text
 
The size attribute sets the width in characters of this input field.
style Text
 
The style attribute sets the CSS style definition to be applied to this component when it is rendered.
styleClass Text
 
The styleClass attribute sets the CSS class to apply to this component when it is rendered.
tabindex Text
 
The tabindex attribute is a standard HTML attribute that sets the order in which this element receives focus when the user cycles through the elements using the TAB key. The value for this attribute must be an integer between 0 and 32767.
title Text
 
The title attribute is a standard HTML attribute that sets the tooltip text to display for the rendered component.
validator Text
 
The validator attribute accepts a method-binding expression representing a validator method that will be called when the JSF framework validates this component. A validator method must be a public method that takes FacesContext, UIComponent, and Object parameters, with a return type of void.
validatorMessage Text
 
A ValueExpression enabled attribute that, if present, will be used as the text of the validator message, replacing any message that comes from the validator.
value Text
 
The value attribute sets the current value for this component.
valueChangeListener Text
 
The valueChangeListener attribute accepts a method-binding expression representing a value change listener method to be notified when a new value has been set for this input component. A value change listener method must be a public method that takes a ValueChangeEvent parameter, with a return type of void.
< h:inputHidden h:inputText >