The dataExporter component allows us to export the content of the table into various formats such as XLS, PDF, CSV, and XML. It also supports the exporting of the current data on a page. It also supports only selected data of the table by providing the ability to exclude particular columns and manipulate the exported data with pre- and post-processors.
A basic definition of dataExporter is given here:
<h:commandLink>
<p:graphicImage value="/resources/images/export/pdf.png" />
<p:dataExporter type="pdf" target="countriesTable"
fileName="countries" />
</h:commandLink>The dataExporter component should be nested in a UICommand component, such as commandLink or commandButton. In the previous definition, target defines the server-side ID of the table, the data of which will be exported. The type attribute defines the export type, the values of which could be xls, pdf, csv, or xml. The fileName attribute defines...