Displaying <h:inputText> and <h:selectOneMenu> as <f:param> of <h:outputFormat>

Question

I'm using <h:outputFormat> to format a message.

<h:outputFormat value="Sent {0} to {1} different people">
    ...
</h:outputFormat>

I would like to display a <h:inputText> in place of parameter {0} and a <h:selectOneMenu> with list of numbers from 1-50 in place of parameter {1}.

Is it possible to do so using <f:param>, or is there an alternative?

Answer 1

This is not possible with the <f:param> of the standard JSF implementation. This is however possible with the <o:param> of JSF utility library OmniFaces which has enhanced the <f:param> with the support of supplying real JSF code as format parameter.

Here's how you can solve it using <o:param>:

<h:outputFormat value="Sent {0} to {1} different people" escape="false">
    <o:param>
        <h:inputText value="#{bean.input}" />
    </o:param>
    <o:param>
        <h:selectOneMenu value="#{bean.number}">
            <f:selectItems value="#{bean.numbers}" />
        </h:selectOneMenu>
    </o:param>
</h:outputFormat>