Core JavaServer Faces is rapidly emerging as the leading solution for rapid user interface development in Java server-side applications. Now, the #1 guide to JSF has been thoroughly updated to reflect the latest feature enhancements, the powerful new role in Ajax development, and the open source innovations that make JSF even more valuable.
The second edition’s extensive new coverage includes: JSF 1.2’s improved alignment with the broader Java EE 5 platform; enhancements to stage-saving behavior; controlling Web flow with Shale; and using Facelets to implement application look-and-feel with XHTML markup. The authors thoroughly introduce Ajax development with JSF–from real-time validation and Direct Web Remoting to wrapping Ajax in JSF components.
Chapter 1: Getting Started
Chapter 2: Managed Beans
Chapter 3: Navigation
Chapter 4: Standard JSF Tags
Chapter 5: Data Tables
Chapter 6: Conversion and Validation
Chapter 7: Event Handling
Chapter 8: Subviews and Tiles
Chapter 9: Custom Components, Converters, and Validators
Chapter 10: External Services
Chapter 11: Ajax
Chapter 12: Open Source
Chapter 13: How Do I…
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