JV018 - JavaServer Faces 2

Summary

JavaServer Faces technology is a user interface framework for building web applications (standard framework included in JEE 6)

JavaServer Faces 2 (JSF 2) introduces a number of new features. It provides a standardized mechanism to support Ajax, input validation using annotations, facelets as default rendering engine (not JSP !), managed beans and some other  features required by modern web application.

Objective:

This class combines lectures with hands-on experience that will help students to understand JSF 2.

Prerequisite:

Java Programming Language.

Duration

3 days

Table of Content

Chapter 1: Introduction

• What is JavaServer Faces?
• Main Components
• Benefits of JSF
• What is JSF Application?
• Why JSF?
• Hello World Example

Chapter 2:  JSF Architecture

• Physical Components
• How Does JSF Work?
• The FacesServlet
• The Lifecycle Object
• Reconstitute Component Tree
• Apply Request Values
• Process Validation
• Update Model Values
• Invoke Application
• Render Response
• Writing a JSF Application
• Structure of Facelets Pages
• Managed Bean Structure
• Example

Chapter 3: Expression Language
 
• What is EL?
• Advantages of EL
• EL Basics
• Outputting Simple Bean Properties
• Nested Bean Properties
• Three Uses of #{...}
• Getter vs. Setter Method
• Using the ( ) Form
• Collections Example
• Predefined Variables
• Expression Language Operators
• EL Example

Chapter 4: Managed Beans
 
• Managed Bean Definition
• Three Parts
• More Details
• Pre Populating Input Fields
• Named Beans
• Bean Scopes
• Request and Response Objects
• Dependency Injection
• Dependency Injection Example

Chapter 5: Page Navigation

• Implicit Navigation
• Explicit Navigations
• Navigation Rules
• Example
• Bean Declaration
• ManagedBean vs. faces-config.xml
• Wildcards in Navigation Rules
• Example
• Redirection
• Compute Destination Page

Chapter 6: Event Model

• Overview
• Type Of Event Listeners
• ActionListener Event
• Method Binding : ActionListener
• ActionListener: Method Binding  Example
• <f:actionListener> Tag
• <f:actionListener> Tag Example
• ValueChangeListener
• Method Binding: ValueChangeListener
• ValueChangeListener: Method Binding Example
• ValueChangeListener tag
• Example

Chapter 7: Internationalization

• Introduction
• Resource Bundle
• Resource Bundle in faces-config
• Displaying Messages
• Accessing Locale from a Facelets
• Example
• Accessing Locale From a Class
• Example
• Setting Locale Dynamically
• Example

Chapter 8: JSF Validation

• Overview
• Validation Approaches
• Implicit Automatic Validation
• Precedence of Validity Tests
• Example
• Build in Validators
• Conversion vs. Validation
• Explicit Validation
• Validation using Custom Validator Methods
• Example

Chapter 9: Data Conversion

• Introduction To Convertor
• Implicit and Explicit Conversions
• Custom Conversions
• Creating Custom Convertor 
• Custom Convertor Methods
• Example

Chapter 10:  JSF Tag Library
 
• The h:inputText Tag
• The h:commandButton Tag
• The h:inputSecret Tag
• The  h:inputTextarea Tag
• The h:selectBooleanCheckBox Tag
• Example
• The h:selectOneRadio Tag
• Example
• The h:selectOneMenue Tag
• Example
• The <h:messages>  and <h:message> Tags

Chapter 11: Page Templating With Facelets
 
• JSP and JSF Problem
• Overview
• Facelets Features
• What is a Facelet?
• ui Component
• Example
• Template
• Example
• Template Details
• Main Template Tags 
• Example