JavaServer Faces

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by: Hans Bergsten

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On-line Price: $63.95 (includes GST) Paperback package 606 20%Off Retail Price You save: $16.00 Please call us to check availability	Retail Price: $79.95 Publisher: O'REILLY,2004/06/30 Category: JAVA Level: I/A ISBN: 0596005393 ISBN13: 9780596005399
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In JavaServer Faces, developers learn how to use the new JavaServer Faces 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. This book is a complete guide to the crucial new JSF technology.

      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.

Table of Contents

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