I've been mostly writing in JSF and PF but I'm missing practical examples or tutorials of how to integrate JSF and HTMl. For example, when using a datatable ()is it possible to simply use a standard html tag () and embed the bean logic like this?
// The JSF data table
<h:dataTable value="#{someBean.myList}" var="list">
<h:columns>
<h:outputText value="#{list.someValue}"/>
</h:column>
</h:dataTable>
// How can this adapted to HTML?
<table> #{someBean.myList}
<th> the Header </th>
<td> #{list.someValue} </td>
</table>
I like using JSF and PF but some web designers find HTML more flexible for CSS designs and such. Also I don't want to rely on any single framework for my own web development.
It would be useful to know how to integrate HTML into JSF with practical examples specifically related to server side operations like data tables, drop down lists, etc. The material I've read and the online content I didn't come accross specific data examples to help me grasp the idea in a practical way.