Generating a JavaServer Faces 2.0 CRUD Application from a Database
In this tutorial, you use the NetBeans IDE to create a web application that interacts with a back-end database. The
application provides you with the ability to view and modify data contained in the database - otherwise referred to as
CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) functionality. The application you develop relies on:
JavaServer Faces (JSF) 2.0 for front-end web pages, validation handling, and management of the request-
response cycle.
Java Persistence API (JPA) 2.0 using EclipseLink to generate entity classes from the database, and manage
transactions. (EclipseLink is the reference implementation for JPA, and is the default persistence provider for the
GlassFish server.)
Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) 3.1, which provides you with stateless EJBs that access the entity classes, and
contain the business logic for the application.
The IDE provides two wizards which generate all of the code for the application. The first is the Entity Classes from
Database wizard which enables you to generate entity classes from the provided database. After you create entity
classes, you use the JSF Pages from Entity Classes wizard to create JSF managed beans and EJBs for the entity
classes, as well as a set of Facelets pages to handle the view s for entity class data. The final section of the tutorial,
Exploring the Application, is optional, and provides numerous exercises to help you to better understand the
application and become more familiar with the IDE.
Note: This tutorial is applicable to NetBeans IDE versions 6.8 and 6.9. If you are using
NetBeans IDE 6.7, see the 6.7 version of this tutorial.
Contents
Creating the Database
Examining the Database Structure
Creating the Web Application Project
Generating the Entity Classes from the Database
Generating JSF Pages From Entity Classes
Exploring the Application
Examining the Completed Project
Populating the Database with an SQL Script
Exploring Editor Support in Facelets Pages
Exploring Database Integrity with Field Validation
Editing Entity Classes
See Also
To complete this tutorial, you need the following software and resources.
Software or Resource Version Required
NetBeans IDE, Java bundle 6.8 or 6.9
Java Development Kit (JDK) 6
GlassFish server v3 or Open Source Edition 3.0.1
mysql-consult.zip (MySQL)
or
javadb-consult.zip (JavaDB)
n/a
Notes:
The NetBeans IDE Java bundle also includes the GlassFish server, a Java EE 6-compliant server, which you
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