Using <h:outputScript> to add javascript code in JSF

Question

I'm trying to run some basic javascript code with JSF 2. I'm using the following code to do so:

<h:outputScript target="head">
    var props = $.event.props;
</h:outputScript>

Looking at the source of the page I can't find any evidence of this code. I thought that was the correct way to work with javascript code in JSF. Should I use the <script> tag of html instead?

Thanks!

lsoliveira · Accepted Answer · 2012-01-18 16:50:14Z

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That's not the intend purpose of the outputScript tag. It just renders an HTML script tag while resolving the location of the javascript file that's specified in its name attribute.

If you need to inline javascript, just enclose it in the <script> tag directly.

answered Jan 18, 2012 at 16:50

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lsoliveira Over a year ago

@Ben - it seems you're right, but only in the circumstance of the attribute name not being present. From the documentation:

If there is no name attribute and the argument component does have children, the renderer must ensure that those children are encoded as usual.

. Still, it should not be enclosed in the script tag...

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