create multiple checkboxes with Data base values in jsf page

[Numay Hammad]

hello

i am new to JSF and i am trying to create multiple chexkboxes inside my jsf page , and populate it with values comes from a list or data base ( do not know how many values)

so i populated a list ( bookList ) in my managed bean with database values

but i do not know how to display checkboxes using my ( booList ) values

i wrote exactly the same thing in jsp page and it was like this

  <%  
   
      String n;  
        for (int i=0 ; i<list.length;i++){  
  
          out.write("<input type='checkbox' name='books' value='"+list[i]+"'>"+list[i]+"<BR>");// i only need books names to view   
   
        }  
       
     %>  
    
<input type="submit" value="Submit">  
  
  </form> 

and now i have the same array or list in my managed bean class

how can i do the same thing in my new JSF page

what should i write in these tags :

<h:selectManyCheckbox id="someID" value="#{MyBean.selectedItems}">
                <f:selectItems  "What should i write in this tag " />
            </h:selectManyCheckbox>

thanks in advance of your help

and if any one can suggests a good reference(s) to learn JSF i will be thankful

thaank you

[Tim Holloway]

Well, this is where you have to RTFM. http://docs.oracle.com/javaee/5/javaserverfaces/1.2/docs/tlddocs/h/selectManyCheckbox.html

Ewww. They certainly got Always the Low Price[TM] on the javadocs for that tag.

Here's a handy guide: http://exadel.com/web/portal/jsftags-guide

The actual backing property for the "f:selectItems" tag is an array or List of SelectItem objects.