ColorPicker (<b:colorPicker />)since 0.8.5

<b:colorPicker> is a simple inputText that display color swatches. The component provides a set of configuration to display the swatch in different positions and with different color configurations (RGB, HSL, with or without alpha.)


Basic RGB Color picker aligned left with opacity active

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Basic HEX Color wheel aligned right without opacity and popup position in bottom-right corner

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Basic RGB Color Picker with predefined color swatches

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Mobile devices

On a mobile device, you should prevent the user from zooming into the page because this interferes with the colorpicker. Simply add these lines to the <h:head /> of your JSF page:

Labels, required fields and error messagesbreaking change in 1.1.0

You can add a label by adding the attribute label. The label is also used by the JSF messages. To give you maximum flexibility, you can suppress automatic rendering of labels by adding renderLabel="false".

BootsFaces 1.0.2 and below:

Required inputs fields and their labels both bear the CSS class bf-required. By default, this adds an asterisk to the label.

If the field has a FacesMessage, one of the CSS classes bf-info, bf-warning, bf-error or bf-fatal, depending on which error severity the message has. The latter two classes color the label red.

If there's no message, the field and its label bear the pseudo CSS class bf-no-message and has-success. The latter colors the label green by default.

BootsFaces 1.1.0:

bf-info, bf-warning, bf-error or bf-fatal have been dropped in favor of the standard Bootstrap CSS classes has-success, has-warning and has-error. Plus, they are applied to the form-group instead of the labels and input fields.

Compatibility settings

If your application depends on the old HTML code, activate the context parameter net.bootsfaces.legacy_error_classes in the web.xml. The example below shows how to do this.

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Responsive designsince 0.9.0

You can use all the attributes controlling the responsive behaviour of <b:column /> also with <b:colorPicker />:

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Visibility depending on screen sizesince 0.8.6/0.9.0

You can play also with col-*-*, visible and hidden attribute, as any bootstrap elements. For example:


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Tooltips

<b:colorPicker /> supports tooltips:

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Reference section

Attribute Default value Description
accesskey (none) Access key to transfer focus to the input element.
ajax false Whether the Button submits the form with AJAX.
alt (none) Alternate textual description of the input element.
auto-update
autoUpdate (alternative writing)
false Setting this flag updates the widget on every AJAX request.
autocomplete (none) Controls browser autocomplete behavior. Legal values: 'off', 'false', 'true', and 'on'.
binding (none) An EL expression referring to a server side UIComponent instance in a backing bean.
col-lg
colLg (alternative writing)
-1 Integer value to specify how many columns to span on large screens (≥1200 pixels wide). The number may optionally be followed by "column" or "columns". Alternative legal values: half, one-third, two-thirds, one-fourth, three-fourths.
col-md
colMd (alternative writing)
-1 Integer value to specify how many columns to span on medium screens (≥992 pixels wide). The number may optionally be followed by "column" or "columns". Alternative legal values: half, one-third, two-thirds, one-fourth, three-fourths.
col-sm
colSm (alternative writing)
-1 Integer value to specify how many columns to span on small screens (≥768p pixels wide). The number may optionally be followed by "column" or "columns". Alternative legal values: half, one-third, two-thirds, one-fourth, three-fourths.
col-xs
colXs (alternative writing)
-1 Integer value to specify how many columns to span on tiny screens (≤ 767 pixels wide). The number may optionally be followed by "column" or "columns". Alternative legal values: half, one-third, two-thirds, one-fourth, three-fourths.
control (none) The type of control to display. Valid values: hue, brightness, saturation, and wheel.
converter (none) An EL expression or a literal text that defines a converter for the component. When it's an EL expression, it's resolved to a converter instance. In case it's a static text, it must refer to a converter id.
converter-message
converterMessage (alternative writing)
(none) Message to display when conversion fails.
delay (none) Delays the AJAX request.
dir (none) Direction indication for text that does not inherit directionality. Legal values: ltr (Default. Left-to-right text direction), rtl (Right-to-left text direction) and auto (let the browser figure out the direction of your alphabet, based on the page content).
disabled false Disables the input element, default is false.
display block If you use the "visible" attribute, the value of this attribute is added. Legal values: block, inline, inline-block. Default: block.
fieldSize (none) The size of the input. Possible values are xs (extra small), sm (small), md (medium) and lg (large) .
format (none) Type of returned data. Valid values: hex and rgb.
hidden (none) This column is hidden on a certain screen size and below. Legal values: lg, md, sm, xs.
id (none) Unique identifier of the component in a namingContainer.
immediate false Flag indicating that, if this component is activated by the user, notifications should be delivered to interested listeners and actions immediately (that is, during Apply Request Values phase) rather than waiting until Invoke Application phase. Default is false.
inline false Inline forms are more compact and put the label to the left hand side of the input field instead of putting it above the input field. Inline applies only to screens that are at least 768 pixels wide.
label (none) An optional label of the field. The label is only shown if you also set render-attribute='true'. The label is also used for error messages.
label-col-lg
labelColLg (alternative writing)
-1 Integer value to specify how many columns to span on large screens (≥1200 pixels wide). The number may optionally be followed by "column" or "columns". Alternative legal values: half, one-third, two-thirds, one-fourth, three-fourths.
label-col-md
labelColMd (alternative writing)
-1 Integer value to specify how many columns to span on medium screens (≥992 pixels wide). The number may optionally be followed by "column" or "columns". Alternative legal values: half, one-third, two-thirds, one-fourth, three-fourths.
label-col-sm
labelColSm (alternative writing)
-1 Integer value to specify how many columns to span on small screens (≥768p pixels wide). The number may optionally be followed by "column" or "columns". Alternative legal values: half, one-third, two-thirds, one-fourth, three-fourths.
label-col-xs
labelColXs (alternative writing)
-1 Integer value to specify how many columns to span on tiny screens (≤ 767 pixels wide). The number may optionally be followed by "column" or "columns". Alternative legal values: half, one-third, two-thirds, one-fourth, three-fourths.
label-large-screen
labelLargeScreen (alternative writing)
-1 Alternative spelling to col-lg. Integer value to specify how many columns to span on large screens (≥1200 pixels wide). The number may optionally be followed by "column" or "columns". Alternative legal values: half, one-third, two-thirds, one-fourth, three-fourths.
label-medium-screen
labelMediumScreen (alternative writing)
-1 Alternative spelling to col-md. Integer value to specify how many columns to span on medium screens (≥992 pixels wide). The number may optionally be followed by "column" or "columns". Alternative legal values: half, one-third, two-thirds, one-fourth, three-fourths.
label-small-screen
labelSmallScreen (alternative writing)
-1 Alternative spelling to col-sm. Integer value to specify how many columns to span on small screens (≥768p pixels wide). The number may optionally be followed by "column" or "columns". Alternative legal values: half, one-third, two-thirds, one-fourth, three-fourths.
label-style
labelStyle (alternative writing)
(none) The CSS inline style of the label.
label-style-class
labelStyleClass (alternative writing)
(none) The CSS class of the label.
label-tiny-screen
labelTinyScreen (alternative writing)
-1 Alternative spelling to col-xs. Integer value to specify how many columns to span on tiny screens (≤ 767 pixels wide). The number may optionally be followed by "column" or "columns". Alternative legal values: half, one-third, two-thirds, one-fourth, three-fourths.
lang (none) Code describing the language used in the generated markup for this component.
large-screen
largeScreen (alternative writing)
-1 Alternative spelling to col-lg. Integer value to specify how many columns to span on large screens (≥1200 pixels wide). The number may optionally be followed by "column" or "columns". Alternative legal values: half, one-third, two-thirds, one-fourth, three-fourths.
medium-screen
mediumScreen (alternative writing)
-1 Alternative spelling to col-md. Integer value to specify how many columns to span on medium screens (≥992 pixels wide). The number may optionally be followed by "column" or "columns". Alternative legal values: half, one-third, two-thirds, one-fourth, three-fourths.
offset (none) Integer value to specify how many columns to offset.
offset-lg
offsetLg (alternative writing)
(none) Integer value to specify how many columns to offset.
offset-md
offsetMd (alternative writing)
(none) Integer value to specify how many columns to offset.
offset-sm
offsetSm (alternative writing)
(none) Integer value to specify how many columns to offset.
offset-xs
offsetXs (alternative writing)
(none) Integer value to specify how many columns to offset.
onblur (none) Client side callback to execute when input element loses focus.
onchange (none) Client side callback to execute when input element loses focus and its value has been modified since gaining focus.
onclick (none) The onclick attribute.
oncomplete (none) JavaScript to be executed when ajax completes.
ondblclick (none) Client side callback to execute when input element is double clicked.
onerror (none) JavaScript to be executed when ajax results on an error (including both network errors and Java exceptions).
onfocus (none) Client side callback to execute when input element receives focus.
onkeydown (none) Client side callback to execute when a key is pressed down over input element.
onkeypress (none) Client side callback to execute when a key is pressed and released over input element.
onkeyup (none) Client side callback to execute when a key is released over input element.
onmousedown (none) Client side callback to execute when a pointer input element is pressed down over input element.
onmousemove (none) Client side callback to execute when a pointer input element is moved within input element.
onmouseout (none) Client side callback to execute when a pointer input element is moved away from input element.
onmouseover (none) Client side callback to execute when a pointer input element is moved onto input element.
onmouseup (none) Client side callback to execute when a pointer input element is released over input element.
onselect (none) Client side callback to execute when text within input element is selected by user.
onsuccess (none) JavaScript to be executed when ajax completes with success (i.e. there's neither a network error nor a Java exception).
opacity false True to enable opacity swatches.
placeholder (none) The placeholder attribute shows text in a field until the field is focused upon, then hides the text.
position (none) Sets the position of the dropdown. Valid options are bottom left, bottom right, top left, and top right.
process (none) Comma or space separated list of ids or search expressions denoting which values are to be sent to the server.
readonly false Flag indicating that this input element will prevent changes by the user.
renderLabel false Allows you to suppress automatic rendering of labels. Used internally by AngularFaces, too.
rendered false Boolean value to specify the rendering of the component, when set to false the component will not be rendered.
required false Boolean value Require input in the component when the form is submitted.
required-message
requiredMessage (alternative writing)
(none) Message to show if the user did not specify a value and the attribute required is set to true.
size 0 Number of characters used to determine the width of the input element.
small-screen
smallScreen (alternative writing)
-1 Alternative spelling to col-sm. Integer value to specify how many columns to span on small screens (≥768p pixels wide). The number may optionally be followed by "column" or "columns". Alternative legal values: half, one-third, two-thirds, one-fourth, three-fourths.
span (none) Integer value to specify how many columns to span on medium screens (≥992 pixels). The number may optionally be followed by "column" or "columns". Alternative legal values: half, one-third, two-thirds, one-fourth, three-fourths.
style (none) Inline style of the input element.
style-class
styleClass (alternative writing)
(none) Style class of this element.
tabindex (none) Position of this element in the tabbing order for the current document. This value must be an integer between 0 and 32767.
tiny-screen
tinyScreen (alternative writing)
-1 Alternative spelling to col-xs. Integer value to specify how many columns to span on tiny screens (≤ 767 pixels wide). The number may optionally be followed by "column" or "columns". Alternative legal values: half, one-third, two-thirds, one-fourth, three-fourths.
title (none) Advisory tooltip information.
tooltip (none) The text of the tooltip.
tooltip-container
tooltipContainer (alternative writing)
body Where is the tooltip div generated? That's primarily a technical value that can be used to fix rendering errors in special cases. Also see data-container in the documentation of Bootstrap. The default value is body.
tooltip-delay
tooltipDelay (alternative writing)
0 The tooltip is shown and hidden with a delay. This value is the delay in milliseconds. Defaults to 0 (no delay).
tooltip-delay-hide
tooltipDelayHide (alternative writing)
0 The tooltip is hidden with a delay. This value is the delay in milliseconds. Defaults to 0 (no delay).
tooltip-delay-show
tooltipDelayShow (alternative writing)
0 The tooltip is shown with a delay. This value is the delay in milliseconds. Defaults to 0 (no delay).
tooltip-position
tooltipPosition (alternative writing)
(none) Where is the tooltip to be displayed? Possible values: "top", "bottom", "right", "left", "auto", "auto top", "auto bottom", "auto right" and "auto left". Default to "bottom".
type (none) Type of the input. The default is text.
update (none) Component(s) to be updated with ajax.
validator (none) A method expression referring to a method validationg the input.
validator-message
validatorMessage (alternative writing)
(none) Message to display when validation fails.
value (none) Value.
value-change-listener
valueChangeListener (alternative writing)
(none) A method binding expression referring to a method for handling a valuechangeevent.
visible (none) This column is shown on a certain screen size and above. Legal values: lg, md, sm, xs.