riate <a href="../render/Renderer.html" title="class in jakarta.faces.render"><code>Renderer</code></a> for this
 component instance. Note this method should NOT return <code>null</code>
 </p></div>
<dl class="notes">
<dt>Specified by:</dt>
<dd><code><a href="UIComponent.html#getFamily()">getFamily</a></code>&nbsp;in class&nbsp;<code><a href="UIComponent.html" title="class in jakarta.faces.component">UIComponent</a></code></dd>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>the component family (not null).</dd>
</dl>
</section>
</l