Feature Request HtmlDataTable

[ca...@wildehor.de]

I like the ability to edit data right in a datatable. It can be done with 
the rendered="" feature of jsf like:
<x:dataTable var="user">
  <h:outputText value="user.name" rendered="#{editLine!=user.id}"/>
  <h:inputText value="user.name" rendered="#{editLine==user.id}"/>
</x:dataTable>

But there is some extra work to do, to persist the current editline. For 
request-scoped beans You could resubmit the current editline with a hidden 
field or store it in a session-scoped bean. (which i do not like because 
the state should be clear when entering the page the first time.)

My suggestion would be to extend or subclass the dataTable, create a new 
component, rendering a inputText or outputText and a component or facet to 
show commandLinks in case of editline/noneditline.
This are only some ideas without using my brain;)

Is there a need for someone else for such an extention? I can personaly 
live with hidden fields, but i think, this is not the ideology behind jsf 
*g*

Merry X-Mas,
Carsten Fregin
Web: http://devnet.furchtbar.net
EMail: carsten@wildehor.de