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Asked: 2026-06-02T09:08:08+00:00

I am seeing several questions asking how to pass parameters to JSF methods. With

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I am seeing several questions asking how to pass parameters to JSF methods. With EL2.2 and servlet 3.0, it enables user to pass parameters into a method call.
One example: How to pass an argument to method from rendered h:outputText? The question is: In JSF 2.x, each tag attribute is supposed to take either ValueExpression or MethodExpression. In the linked example, “rendered” is supposed to only take ValueExpression. However I do see it still works with MethodExpression if we put () to make it clear it is a method call instead of a property. Is this something the JSF 2.x spec just messed up or am I missing something?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Using the new EL 2.2 invoking-methods-with-arguments syntax in a value expression doesn’t automagically make it a method expression or something. It’s still a value expression. A value expression uses the returned value of the given EL expression as a value. A method expression invokes the given EL expression upon an action event associated with the component.

    Whether the EL expression at its own invokes a property getter method or an arbitrary method with arguments really doesn’t matter as to how the EL expression at the whole is treated.

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