Java Server Faces (Jsf)

Review
Installing and running Web applications The MVC architecture
JSF Intro, Overview, and Setup
Understanding JSF
Different views of JSF Comparing JSF to standard servlet/JSP technology Comparing JSF to Apache Struts
Setting Up JSF
Downloading and installing in Tomcat Testing JSF Setting up JSF applications Accessing JSF documentation

Controlling JSF Page Navigation
JSF flow of control The basic steps in using JSF Static navigation
One result mapping
Dynamic navigation
Multiple result mappings

Managed Beans
Using beans to represent request parameters Declaring beans in faces-config.xml Outputting bean properties
Standard JSF approach JSP 2.0 expression language

The JSF Expression Language
Motivating use of the expression language Comparing to the JSP 2.0 EL Accessing bean properties Submitting bean properties
Expressions in output values Expressions in submission values Expressions for action controllers
Accessing collection elements Using implicit objects and operators
JSF Properties Files
Loading properties files Simple messages Parameterized messages Internationalized messages
JSF Event Handling
Comparing action controllers to event listeners Action listeners Value change listeners Using JavaScript to submit form
Browser incompatibilities
Combining action listeners and action controllers in the same GUI element
The JSF "h" (HTML) Package
Most common usage Shared attributes Implied attributes Elements that can invoke action controllers/listeners Elements that can invoke value change listeners Elements that display lists of items
Custom Apache MyFaces Components (Tomahawk)
Tomahawk vs. Trinidad and Tobago Getting the MyFaces components Configuring MyFaces to use Tomahawk Most popular MyFaces components
The Ajax4jsf Component Library
Ajax motivation Installation Main Ajax4jsf Elements
a4j:commandButton a4j:commandLink a4j:poll a4j:support
Limitations on use of h:outputText with Ajax4jsf Other Ajax Toolkits
Validating User Input
Manual validation Implicit automatic validation Explicit validation MyFaces validators Creating custom validators
Using JSF Data Tables
Motivation Basic syntax Defining table headings Formatting tables with style sheets Displaying database tables
JSP Custom Tag Libraries: Basics
Java-based tags
Components of a tag library Basic tags Tags that use attributes Tags that use body content Tags that optionally use body content
JSP-based tags (tag files)
Components of a tag library Basic tags Tags that use attributes Tags that use body content

Developing Custom Components in JSF
Main Pieces of Custom Components
Java class that extends UIComponent Custom JSP tag TLD file that declares custom tag Entry in faces-config.xml JSP page that uses custom tag
Simple output-only components Components that accept attributes Components that accept input
Facelets and Page Templating
Facelets motivation Installation and setup Basic mechanism
Template file and ui:insert Client file and ui:define
Templating with includes
Why ui:include is better than jsp:include
Handling relative URLs Passing data with jsp:param
Using JSTL with JSF
Obtaining JSTL documentation and code The JSTL Expression Language Looping Tags Conditional Evaluation Tags Database Access Tags Preserving the MVC Model
Other Tags