ef="UIComponent.html" title="class in jakarta.faces.component">UIComponent</a></code></dd>
<dt>Parameters:</dt>
<dd><code>name</code> - Name of the attribute or property for which to retrieve a <a href="../../el/ValueExpression.html" title="class in jakarta.el"><code>ValueExpression</code></a></dd>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>the value expression, or <code>null</code>.</dd>
<dt>Throws:</dt>
<dd><code><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/NullPointerException.html" title="