varstatus attribute in ui:repeat in jsf 1.2

facelets, jsf, jsf-1.2, uirepeat

Solution

Use JSTL's `<c:forEach>` instead.

<c:forEach items="#{bean.items}" var="item" varStatus="loop">
    <c:if test="#{loop.first}">First</c:if>
    <h:outputText value="#{item}" />
    <c:if test="#{loop.last}">Last</c:if>
</c:forEach>

Or use Tomahawk's `<t:dataList>` instead.

<t:dataList value="#{bean.items}" var="item" rowCountVar="count" rowIndexVar="index">
    <h:outputText value="First" rendered="#{index == 0}" />
    <h:outputText value="#{item}" />
    <h:outputText value="Last" rendered="#{index + 1 == count}" />
</t:dataList>

Problem

How do I implement the functionality of varstatus attribute in ui:repeat in JSF 1.2? If it can't be used in version 1.2, what are the available options to get the first and last item of an arraylist? Kindly help me by providing your ideas.

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