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JavaServer Faces
JavaServer Faces, or JSF, brings a component-based model to
web application development that's similar to the model
that's been used in standalone GUI applications for years.
The technology builds on the experience gained from Java
Servlets, JavaServer Pages, and numerous commercial and open
source web application frameworks
that simplify the
development process.
In JavaServer Faces, developers learn how to use this new
framework to build real-world web applications. The book
contains everything you'll need: how to construct the HTML
on the front end; how to create the user interface
components that connect the front end to your business
objects; how to write a back-end that's JSF-friendly; and
how to create the deployment descriptors that tie everything
together.
JavaServer Faces pays particular attention to simple tasks
that are easily ignored, but crucial to any real
application: working with tablular data, for example, or
enabling and disabling buttons. And this book doesn't hide
from the trickier issues, like creating custom components or
creating renderers for different presentation layers.
Whether you're experienced with JSF or a just starting out,
you'll find everything you need to know about this
technology in this book.
Topics covered include:
The JSF environment
Creating and rendering components
Validating input
Handling user-generated events
Controlling page navigation
Working with tabular data
Internationalization
Integration between JSF and Struts
Developing custom renderers and custom components
JavaServer Faces is a complete guide to the crucial new JSF
technology. If you develop web applications, JSF belongs in
your toolkit, and this book belongs in your library.
Preface
1. Introducing JavaServer Faces
What Is JavaServer Faces?
How Does JSF Compare to Traditional Technologies?
Where Does JSF Fit in the Big Picture?
What You Need to Get Started
2. JSF Development Process Overview
Developing an Application with a JSF-Based User Interface
Developing the Application Backend
Developing Components and Integration Code
Developing the User Interface Pages
3. Setting Up the JSF Environment
Installing the Java Software Development Kit
Installing the Tomcat Server
Testing Tomcat
Installing the Book Examples
Example Web Application Overview
4. Servlet and JavaServer Pages Basics
HTTP
Web Application Deployment and Runtime Environment
Servlets, Filters, and Listeners
JavaServer Pages
Accessing Application Data
5. Developing the Business Logic and Setting Up Authentication
Sample Application Overview
Implementing the Business Logic Classes
Authentication and Authorization
6. Creating and Rendering Components
The Basics
Binding Components to Model Properties
Conditionally Render Components
7. Validating Input
Dealing with Syntax Errors in User Input
Using the Standard Validators
Defining Custom Error Messages
Using a Custom Validator
Other Ways to Validate Input
8. Handling Events
Understanding the JSF Event Model
Handling Application Backend Events
Handling User Interface Events
9. Controlling Navigation
Moving Between JSF Views
Returning a Non-JSF View Response
Returning a JSF View Response to a Non JSF Request
10. Working with Tabular Data
Displaying a Read-Only Table
Processing Row-Specific Events
Dealing with Large Tables
Editing Tabular Data
11. Internationalization
Localizing Application Output
Handling Localized Application Input
Dealing with Non-Western Languages
12. Odds and Ends
Building a View from Many JSP Files
Combining JSF Views with Other Content
Dealing with Struts Applications and JSF
Programmatically Modifying Components
Using a PhaseListener
Debugging and Error Handling Ideas
13. Developing Custom Renderers and Other Pluggable Classes
Developing Custom Renderers
Using Other Custom Classes
Packaging Custom Classes
14. Developing Custom Components
Extending an Existing Component
Developing a New Component from Scratch
15. Developing a Custom Presentation Layer
The ViewHandler Class
Using Java Classes as Views
Using Pure HTML Templates with XML View Definition Files
A. Standard JSF Tag Libraries
B. JSF Expression Language Reference
C. Standard JSF Components and Render Kits
D. Infrastructure API Reference
E. JSF Configuration File Reference
F. Web Application Structure and Deployment Descriptor Reference
Index
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