Java How to Program, Early Objects, 11th Edition

30 JavaServer™ Faces Web Apps: Part 1

Objectives

In this chapter you’ll learn:

• To create JavaServer Faces web apps.

• To create web apps consisting of multiple pages.

• To validate user input on a web page.

• To maintain user-specific state information throughout a web app with session tracking.

Outline

1. 30.1 Introduction

2. 30.2 HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP) Transactions

3. 30.3 Multitier Application Architecture

4. 30.4 Your First JSF Web App

   1. 30.4.1 The Default index.xhtml Document: Introducing Facelets

   2. 30.4.2 Examining the WebTimeBean Class

   3. 30.4.3 Building the WebTime JSF Web App in NetBeans

5. 30.5 Model-View-Controller Architecture of JSF Apps

6. 30.6 Common JSF Components

7. 30.7 Validation Using JSF Standard Validators

8. 30.8 Session Tracking