Using Ajax with JavaServer Faces Technology - The Java EE 6 Tutorial: Advanced Topics - page 72

The keywords listed in Table 4-2 can be used with the execute and render attributes
of the f:ajax tag.
TABLE 4-2. Execute and Render Keywords
Note that when you use the f:ajax tag in a Facelets page, the JavaScript resource library
is loaded implicitly. This resource library can also be loaded explicitly as described in
“ Loading JavaScript as a Resource ” on page 79 .
Sending an Ajax Request
To activate Ajax functionality, the web application must create an Ajax request and send
it to the server. The server then processes the request.
The application uses the attributes of the f:ajax tag listed in Table 4-1 to create the
Ajax request. The following sections explain the process of creating and sending an Ajax
request using some of these attributes.