Ideal for the 3+ million Java developers, this fast-paced tutorial offers in-depth coverage of JavaServer Faces (JSF) -- Sun Microsystem's Web application architecture for the future. Co-written by the #1 JSF expert in the Java community, this book offers the most complete resource on JSF available. * Extensive coverage on JSF custom component development * Serves as a thorough introduction to AJAX technology and techniques * Numerous custom JSF component examples including AJAX enabled components provided
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The Ultimate JavaServer Faces Resource
Deliver feature-rich, cross-browser Internet applications using JavaServer Faces (JSF) and this one-stop guide. Written by experts directly involved in developing this important technology, JavaServer Faces: The Complete Reference fully explains every aspect of JSF.
The book begins with a fast-paced introduction so you can get your first JSF application up and running quickly. Then, each aspect of JSF is examined in depth, including the request processing lifecycle, page navigation, component development, AJAX, validation, internationalization, and security. Throughout, Expert Group Insights offer an insider's view into the design of JSF.
Inside you'll find:
- Comprehensive coverage of the JSF lifecycle, managed beans, expression language (EL), the Faces event, UI component, and navigation models
- Techniques for transforming and processing data from disparate sources using converters and validators
- A complete, integrated sample application to use as a model for your own JSF applications, with code available online
- Instructions on how to use Hibernate to integrate JSF with production-quality databases
- Details on building AJAX-enabled custom UI components, complete with numerous examples
- Instructions for extending Faces by building custom non-UI components ranging from validators and converters to NavigationHandlers and ViewHandlers
- Techniques for debugging and developing automated software tests for JSF applications
- Extensive discussions of third-party Faces technologies, including MyFaces, ADF Faces, Facelets, Shale, and Faces-enabled IDEs
- Detailed coverage on security (using JAAS), accessibility, internationalization, and localization with JSF
About the Author
Chris Schalk is a principal product manager and lead JSF evangelist for Oracle's application server and development tools division.
Ed Burns is a senior staff engineer at Sun Microsystems, Inc., and has led the development of JavaServer Faces technology since its inception. He currently co-leads a team of experts from across the industry in the continued development of JSF.
James Holmes is a leading Java Web development authority. He is a committer on the Struts project and the author of Struts: The Complete Reference.
Edited by Herbert Schildt, Java authority and bestselling author of Java: The Complete Reference.
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23 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Book (from review on TheServerSide.com),
By Joseph Ottinger "(illegible scrawl)" (Lexington, KY) - See all my reviews
This review is from: JavaServer Faces: The Complete Reference (Complete Reference Series) (Paperback)
JavaServer Faces: The Complete Reference, by Chris Schalk and Ed Burns, is a once-and-for-all reference to JSF 1.1 and 1.2, covering almost anything and everything JSF-related.
Differences between JSF 1.1 and 1.2 are noted whenever they might occur. The book also has some very helpful and interesting design notes from the specification group to enlighten readers of why some choices were made or not made, so that the reasoning behind decisions is exposed. The book has five sections: an introduction to the framework, extending JavaServer Faces, applying JSF (which addresses security, i18n, and testing/debugging), JSF tools and libraries (with coverage of the standard component library, the MyFaces JSF implementation, and configuration files), and a set of appendices covering the Faces Console (a third-party tool to help configure JSF), Shale, migration from Struts, and a set of third-party component libraries. The first section starts off with a history of JSF, and quickly launches into an application - a simple registration application, complete with error checking, data validation, navigation, and a working UI. Along the way, the authors explain the concepts used so that readers don't get confused. The details are explained in enough depth that readers can see why something is being done without drowning them in excess detail about what's actually happening. Each chapter builds on the previous one, and in this reviewer's opinion, most readers would be able to actually start applying JSF almost from the very beginning. An idea is hardly ever presented without a clear explanation of why readers would want to understand it, although the request lifecycle is explained in the third chapter. That said, the request lifecycle is very clearly explained and justified, so while it's not clear why it's presented so early at first glance, a quick scan reveals how important it is to JSF, and why understanding it is a core concept JSF developers should be aware of. The section on extending JSF covers custom UI components, custom components without a user interface, AJAX components, and the use of alternative display technologies like Facelets. Having this information clearly expressed in print is very useful, and it's also fairly complete, with hardly any core functionality left unexplained or without examples. The section on security is also useful, especially since it does a good job of explaining the servlet security model by design and then cleanly integrates it with JSF, through both container-managed security and application-managed security. The only complaint I had about the book was that it was too short: the examples of the components in the various reference sections were not complete enough. In particular, the Tomahawk references (the MyFaces AJAX extensions) were slightly out of date (hardly the fault of the book authors) but also incomplete, which made using some of the Tomahawk extensions less pleasant. It doesn't help that the MyFaces documentation itself is not as complete as one would like. It's a credit to the authors that, at the book's weakest, it's as useful as the official documentation, and at its strongest, is easily becoming the first reference reached for. [...]
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The most comprehensive JSF coverage so far!,
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This review is from: JavaServer Faces: The Complete Reference (Complete Reference Series) (Paperback)
I really enjoyed reading this book. I have several JSF books, and I feel that most of them were rushed to the market. This one is an exception. The coverage is very comprehensive (the book is written by the spec lead), JSF 1.2 is extensively discussed. The book covers multiple open-source "sub-frameworks" for JSF such as Shale and Facelets as well as various component libraries.
JSF is a relatively complex framework, and one does need a good reference to be able to master it. I think this book is it.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very good book, its deep and explains very good,
This review is from: JavaServer Faces: The Complete Reference (Complete Reference Series) (Paperback)
The book goes over all the stuff in JSF and explains in a very clear language exactly whats happening under the hood of JSF. I have also some other JSF books and this is by far the best.
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request processing lifecycle, backing bean, apply request values phase, value binding expression, immediate boolean, tabbing order position, validator method, converter tags, corresponding child element, process validations phase, managed bean facility, processing server component, renderer element, style styleclass, trainer application, method binding expression, new training event, render kit, classpath reference, validator attribute, boolean flag specifying, navigation handler, value change event, renderer class, onmouseout onmouseover onmouseup onselect Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Example Usage, Attributes Attribute Type Description Required, Common Extended Attributes, Definition Following, Parent Elements, Uniqueness Constraints, Usage Rules Rule Value, Apply Request Values, Studio Creator, Process Validations, Invoke Application, Uniform Random Timer, Workshop Studio, Exadel Studio Pro, Rational Web Developer, Service Level, Extensions Filter, File Edit View Favorites Tools Help, Java Web, Versions Value, Sun Microsystems, Tag Tag, Update Model Values, Main Backing, Element Description New!
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request processing lifecycle, backing bean, apply request values phase, value binding expression, immediate boolean, tabbing order position, validator method, converter tags, corresponding child element, process validations phase, managed bean facility, processing server component, renderer element, style styleclass, trainer application, method binding expression, new training event, render kit, classpath reference, validator attribute, boolean flag specifying, navigation handler, value change event, renderer class, onmouseout onmouseover onmouseup onselect Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Example Usage, Attributes Attribute Type Description Required, Common Extended Attributes, Definition Following, Parent Elements, Uniqueness Constraints, Usage Rules Rule Value, Apply Request Values, Studio Creator, Process Validations, Invoke Application, Uniform Random Timer, Workshop Studio, Exadel Studio Pro, Rational Web Developer, Service Level, Extensions Filter, File Edit View Favorites Tools Help, Java Web, Versions Value, Sun Microsystems, Tag Tag, Update Model Values, Main Backing, Element Description New!
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