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apex:define
A template component that provides content for an <apex:insert> component defined in a Visualforce template page.
Use this component to get user input for a controller method that does not correspond to a field on an sObject. Only <apex:inputField> and <apex:outputField> can be used with sObject fields.
See also: <apex:composition>, <apex:insert>
Example
1<!-- Page: composition -->
2<!-- This page acts as the template. Create it first, then the page below. -->
3<apex:page>
4 <apex:outputText value="(template) This is before the header"/><br/>
5 <apex:insert name="header"/><br/>
6 <apex:outputText value="(template) This is between the header and body"/><br/>
7 <apex:insert name="body"/>
8</apex:page>
9
10<!-- Page: page -->
11<apex:page>
12 <apex:composition template="composition">
13 <apex:define name="header">(page) This is the header of mypage</apex:define>
14 <apex:define name="body">(page) This is the body of mypage</apex:define>
15 </apex:composition>
16</apex:page>The example above renders the following HTML:
1(template) This is before the header<br/>
2(page) This is the header of mypage<br/>
3(template) This is between the header and body<br/>
4(page) This is the body of mypageAttributes
| Attribute Name | Attribute Type | Description | Required? | API Version | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| name | String | The name of the insert component into which the content of this define component should be inserted. | Yes | 10.0 | global |