Is there a XPages equivalent of the JSF <ui:debug /> tag?

Question

In JSF there is a tag that renders to the screen the component tree representing the View (page) on the server.

It also has the session scope variables.

I know about the XPages Toolbar (use it everyday). However, it does not give me the component tree hierarchy like the JSF tag renders.

If your a JSF developer reading, XPages extends the JSF 1.2 runtime, its registered as the View Handler. API classes http://public.dhe.ibm.com/software/dw/lotus/Domino-Designer/JavaDocs/Designer/9.0.1/index.html

Can I include standard JSF tags with my XPages tags on the single page and build it?

I tried putting this in xmlns:ui="http://java.sun.com/jsf/facelets"

<xp:view xmlns:xp="http://www.ibm.com/xsp/core" xmlns:ui="http://java.sun.com/jsf/facelets">

<xp:text escape="true" id="computedField1" value="#{appBean.version}">    </xp:text>

  <ui:debug />  

</xp:view>

Build error is: The unknown namespace tag ui:debug cannot be used as a control, as the namespace http://java.sun.com/jsf/facelets is not known.

Paul Stephen Withers Paul Stephen Withers · Accepted Answer · 2016-08-22T08:48:48

The Inspector tab will allow you to see the component tree. I used it at IBM Connect and Engage to show the difference in component trees between a basic repeat (MartyRepeat) and one with repeatControls="true" set (TannenRepeat). It also showed only a single facet is loaded into the Dynamic Content control. The limitation is that the list and hierarchy of components doesn't change dynamically, so dynamicContent1's descendants don't update.

Is there a XPages equivalent of the JSF <ui:debug /> tag?

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