PFS (PrimeFaces Selectors) enables using jQuery Selector API when referencing components.
Documentation<h:form> <p:panel id="panel" header="PFS Form" style="margin-bottom:10px;"> <p:messages id="messages" /> <h:panelGrid columns="4" cellpadding="5"> <h:outputLabel for="txt1" value="Text 1: *" /> <p:inputText id="txt1" value="#{selectorView.text1}" required="true" label="Text 1"> <f:validateLength minimum="2" /> </p:inputText> <p:message for="txt1" /> <h:outputText value="#{selectorView.text1}" /> <h:outputLabel for="txt2" value="Text 2: *" /> <p:inputText id="txt2" value="#{selectorView.text2}" required="true" label="Text 2" /> <p:message for="txt2" /> <h:outputText value="#{selectorView.text2}" /> <h:outputLabel for="txt3" value="Text 3: *" /> <h:selectOneMenu id="txt3" value="#{selectorView.text3}" required="true" label="Text 3"> <f:selectItem itemLabel="Select One" itemValue="" noSelectionOption="true" /> <f:selectItem itemLabel="Option 1" itemValue="1" /> <f:selectItem itemLabel="Option 2" itemValue="2" /> <f:selectItem itemLabel="Option 3" itemValue="3" /> </h:selectOneMenu> <p:message for="txt3" /> <h:outputText value="#{selectorView.text3}" /> </h:panelGrid> </p:panel> <h:panelGrid columns="5"> <p:commandButton update="@(form)" value="All Forms" /> <p:commandButton update="@(form:last)" value="Last Form" /> <p:commandButton update="@(.ui-panel)" value="All Panels" /> <p:commandButton process="@(.ui-panel :input)" update="@(.ui-panel)" value="Inputs of Panel" /> <p:commandButton process="@(.ui-panel :input:not(select))" update="@(.ui-panel)" value="Inputs Except Select" /> </h:panelGrid> </h:form>
@Named @RequestScoped public class SelectorView { private String text1; private String text2; private String text3; public String getText1() { return text1; } public void setText1(String text1) { this.text1 = text1; } public String getText2() { return text2; } public void setText2(String text2) { this.text2 = text2; } public String getText3() { return text3; } public void setText3(String text3) { this.text3 = text3; } }