Recognize links in h:outputText

Question

I need to show some text using <h:outputText> tag component. There is this requirement that if the text contains an URLs i.e. http//example.com.co, I need show it as a link.

For example, if user enters Yo quiero www.google.com I need to show Yo quiero www.google.com

You are taking input from the User or you have some predefined value in a text and you want to output that to the User ? — Vikas V, Feb 05 '13 at 03:29

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:50

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You need a function which does a regular expression replace on your string. You can use string.replaceAll() for this.

You have multiple options to place this function.

You can create a method in your backing bean.
You can create a custom jsf tag (example)
You can create a custom el function (example)

No 1 is the easiest to implement imho.

edited May 23 '17 at 11:50

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answered Feb 05 '13 at 01:45

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Hi, I try with the 1. But, I have this Google. The tag component show Google and not one link. I need use another tag component? Thanks. – Juan Pablo Gómez Uribe Feb 10 '13 at 01:58

Recognize links in h:outputText

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