Exporting CSV using JSF 2.1

If you want to export CSV using JSF read on. The following steps tell you how easy it is.

1. Install the JSF CSV JAR file.
2. Create a JSF page with the proper render kit id and content type
3. Demo it!

Install the JSF CSV JAR file

If you are non-Maven user you will need to download the JAR file manually from
http://www.manorrock.com/repo/com/manorrock/jsf/com-manorrock-jsf-csv/.
And copy it into your WEB-INF/lib directory.
 

If you are a Maven user use the following dependency:

<dependency>
  <groupId>com.manorrock.jsf</groupId>
  <artifactId>com-manorrock-jsf-csv</artifactId>
  <version>2.0.1</version>
</dependency>

Create the JSF page with the proper render kit id and content type
 

 <f:view 
    renderKitId="CSV"
    contentType="text/csv"
    xmlns:f="http://java.sun.com/jsf/core"
    xmlns:h="http://java.sun.com/jsf/html">
    <h:dataTable var="item" value="#{csvBean.table}">
        <h:column>
            <f:facet name="header"><h:outputText value="one"/></f:facet>
            <h:outputText value="#{item.columnOne}"/>
        </h:column>
        <h:column>
            <f:facet name="header"><h:outputText value="two"/></f:facet>
            <h:outputText value="#{item.columnTwo}"/>
        </h:column>
    </h:dataTable>
</f:view>

Demo it!
 

And head on over to http://www.manorrock.com/demo/jsf/csv/ to see it in action!