</code> - <a href="../context/FacesContext.html" title="class in jakarta.faces.context"><code>FacesContext</code></a> for the request we are processing</dd>
<dd><code>component</code> - <a href="../component/UIComponent.html" title="class in jakarta.faces.component"><code>UIComponent</code></a> to be decoded.</dd>
<dt>Throws:</dt>
<dd><code><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/21/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/NullPointerException.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">