Creating and Using Custom Components

Salesforce provides a library of standard, pre-built components, such as <apex:relatedList> and <apex:dataTable>, that can be used to develop Visualforce pages. In addition, you can build your own custom components to augment this library. This chapter provides an overview of custom components and how to create them:

• What are Custom Components?
• Custom Component Markup
• Using Custom Components in a Visualforce Page
• Custom Component Attributes
• Custom Component Controllers
• Defining Custom Components

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Introducing Visualforce

Tools for Visualforce Development

Getting a Quick Start with Visualforce

Customizing the Appearance and Output of Visualforce Pages

Standard Controllers

Standard List Controllers

Custom Controllers and Controller Extensions

Advanced Examples

Override Buttons, Links, and Tabs with Visualforce

Using Static Resources

Creating and Using Custom Components

What are Custom Components?

Defining Custom Components

Custom Component Markup

Using Custom Components in a Visualforce Page

Managing Version Settings for Custom Components

Custom Component Attributes

Custom Component Controllers

Dynamic Visualforce Bindings

Dynamic Visualforce Components

Integrate Email with Visualforce

Visualforce Charting

Creating Maps with Visualforce

Render Flows with Visualforce

Templating with Visualforce

Developing Salesforce Apps with Visualforce

Adding Visualforce to a Salesforce AppExchange App

Using JavaScript in Visualforce Pages

Communicating Across the DOM with Lightning Message Service

Visualforce Best Practices

Standard Visualforce Component Reference

Appendices

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