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The Ultimate JavaServer Faces Resource
Deliver feature-rich, cross-browser Internet applications using JavaServer Faces (JSF) and this one-stop guide. Written by experts directly involved in developing this important technology, JavaServer Faces: The Complete Reference fully explains every aspect of JSF.
The book begins with a fast-paced introduction so you can get your first JSF application up and running quickly. Then, each aspect of JSF is examined in depth, including the request processing lifecycle, page navigation, component development, AJAX, validation, internationalization, and security. Throughout, Expert Group Insights offer an insider's view into the design of JSF.
Inside you'll find:
- Comprehensive coverage of the JSF lifecycle, managed beans, expression language (EL), the Faces event, UI component, and navigation models
- Techniques for transforming and processing data from disparate sources using converters and validators
- A complete, integrated sample application to use as a model for your own JSF applications, with code available online
- Instructions on how to use Hibernate to integrate JSF with production-quality databases
- Details on building AJAX-enabled custom UI components, complete with numerous examples
- Instructions for extending Faces by building custom non-UI components ranging from validators and converters to NavigationHandlers and ViewHandlers
- Techniques for debugging and developing automated software tests for JSF applications
- Extensive discussions of third-party Faces technologies, including MyFaces, ADF Faces, Facelets, Shale, and Faces-enabled IDEs
- Detailed coverage on security (using JAAS), accessibility, internationalization, and localization with JSF
Burns, Ed: - McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide
Holmes, James: - 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.
Schalk, Chris: -
Chris Schalk is a principal product manager and lead JSF evangelist for Oracle's application server and development tools division.
Ed Burns is a senior staff engineer at Sun Microsystems, Inc., and has led the development of JavaServer Faces technology since its inception. He currently co-leads a team of experts from across the industry in the continued development of JSF.
James Holmes is a leading Java Web development authority. He is a committer on the Struts project and the author of Struts: The Complete Reference.
Edited by Herbert Schildt, Java authority and bestselling author of Java: The Complete Reference.
