Defining Control Properties

You must define the properties of a control that you add to a Web page.

Select the control in the Web Page editor. The Properties view displays the properties that are applicable to the control you select. Define properties using the Properties Quick Edit tab.
Note:
You can also use the Attributes tab to define properties.
To bind the control to an existing managed bean property or method:
1. Click Bind
  
  which is adjacent to the field of the property that you want to bind.
  Note:
  If the property cannot be bound to a managed bean, Bind is disabled.
2. Enter or select the managed bean property or method to bind to.
3. Click OK.
4. Repeat this procedure for each property that you want to bind to a managed bean property or method.
To edit the style of the control:
1. Click Edit which is adjacent to the Style field. The CSS Style Definition dialog box opens.
2. To change:
  - Text
  - Background
  - Block
  - Box
  - Border
  - List
  - Positioning
  - Extensions
  Do the following:
  1. Select the item you want to change in the left pane.
    The associated dialog box appears in the right pane.
  2. Change the properties to have the control appear as you want to see it.
  3. Click OK.
  4. Repeat this procedure for each style in the left pane that you want to change.

If the control properties contain the ActionListener field:

Option	Goal
Click Browse	To select a method to bind to the Action Listener. You can select a method of one class. The fields are filtered.
Click Bind	To select a property or method to bind to the Action Listener. The ActionListener uses the value of the property as an action listener method at runtime.