Buttons and Links

• Submits request and invokes JSF life cycle:
  • Invokes actions when button activated (for navigation)

  • Fires action events when button activated

h:commandLink

• Submits request and invokes life cycle like h:commandButton

• Uses JavaScript to generate HTML anchor element that acts like a form submit button

h:outputLink

• Does not invoke JSF life cycle

• Simply loads a resource through a generated anchor element