JavaServer Faces: The Complete Reference

McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide James Holmes (Atlanta, GA) develops server-side applications for complex transactional environments, such as for the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympic Games (when he was 16!), Checkfree, and IBM. Oracle Magazine awarded Holmes’ the prestigious Java Developer of the Year in November 2002 for his work with the Struts Framework & Jdeveloper. Holmes was among 17 other developers worldwide in their StarSelect campaign for OracleWorld 2003 (he was recently in San Francisco to be filmed for the event)—where he spoke on Java development. James is a committer on the Struts project, meaning he is one of a small number of people that direct the development and future of Struts. James is also the creator of the most popular Struts tool: the Struts Console. James’ first book project was as co-author of The Art of Java with Herb Schildt.

• PART I: The JavaServer Faces FrameworkChapter 1: Introduction to JavaServer FacesChapter 2: Building a Simple JavaServer Faces ApplicationChapter 3: The JavaServer Faces Request Processing LifecycleChapter 4: Managed Beans and the JSF Expression LanguageChapter 5: The Navigation ModelChapter 6: The User Interface Component ModelChapter 7: Converting and Validating DataChapter 8: The JSF Event ModelPART II: Extending JavaServer FacesChapter 9: Applying JSF: Introducing the Virtual Trainer ApplicationChapter 10: Building Custom UI ComponentsChapter 11: Building AJAX JSF ComponentsChapter 12: Building Non-UI Custom ComponentsChapter 13: Alternate View Description Technology and FaceletsPart III: Applying JavaServer FacesChapter 14: Localization and Accessibility with JavaServer FacesChapter 15: Securing JavaServer Faces ApplicationsChapter 16: Automated Testing and Debugging of JavaServer Faces ApplicationsPart IV: JavaServer Faces Tools and LibrariesChapter 17: Developing JSF Applications with Visual Development EnvironmentsChapter 18: The JavaServer Faces Configuration FileChapter 19: The Standard JSF Component LibraryChapter 20: The MyFaces Implementation and Component LibraryPart V: AppendicesAppendix A: Faces Console Quick ReferenceAppendix B: Third-Party JSF Component LibrariesAppendix C: Migrating from Struts to FacesAppendix D: JSF Futures: Apache ShaleINDEX