jsf and apache myfaces in action

• Introduction to JSF • Introduction to Apache MyFaces • Building an Apache MyFaces Application • Get in touch with the JSF-Request-Lifecycle • Using and Writing Converters and Validators

jsf specification

JavaServer Faces (JSF) is a user interface (UI) framework for Java web applications. It is designed to significantly ease the burden of writing and maintaining applications that run on a Java application server and render their UIs back to a target client.

jsf in action

JavaServer Faces in Action is divided into five parts. The first part covers JSF basics. Chapter 1 explains the motivation behind JSF, examines how it fits into the current landscape, and has the requisite Hello, world! example. This chapter also provides a brief overview of the foundation technologies JSF uses: HTTP, servlets, portlets, and display technologies like JSP. Chapter 2 delves further into JSF by examining its core concepts and explaining in detail how JSF performs its magic. Chapter 3 covers everyday topics like configuration, JSP integration, JavaBean initialization, and navigation. Chapters 4 and 5 cover the standard UI components, and chapter 6 examines internationalization, validation, and type conversion. All of these chapters explain JSF as a technology, but also reveal how it is used within tools.