119

PrimeFaces Chips

It is an input text box which is used to enter multiple values. The <p:chips> component is used to create input text in the JSF application. It is useful when we want to take multiple values from the user by using single component. It has various attributes that are tabled below.

Chips Attributes

Attribute	Default value	Type	Description
rendered	true	Boolean	It is used to specify the render component.
value	null	Object	It is used to set value of the component.
required	false	Boolean	It is used to mark the component as required.
validator	null	MethodExpr	It is used to set validator for the component.
valueChangeListener	null	ValueChange Listener	It is used to set valuechangelistener.
requiredMessage	null	String	It is used to set message to be displayed when required field validation fails.
converterMessage	null	String	It is used to set message to be displayed when conversion fails.
validatorMessage	null	String	It is used to set message to be displayed when validation fields.
widgetVar	null	String	It is used to set name of the client side widget.
max	null	Integer	It is used to set maximum number of entries allowed.

Example

Here, in the following example, we are implementing <p:chips> component. This example contains the following files.

JSF File

// chips.xhtml

Output: