• The JSF environment
• Creating and rendering components
• Validating input
• Handling user-generated events
• Controlling page navigation
• Working with tabular data
• Internationalization
• How to integrate Struts and JSF, as well as how to convert from Struts to JSF
• Developing custom renderers, components and view handlers

Java Server Faces is a complete guide to the crucial new JSF technology. If you develop web applications, JSF belongs in your toolkit, and this book belongs in your library. Includes a complete reference to the JSF specification.

Hans Bergsten is the author of Java Server Faces, and a member of the JSF specification team.

• What Is JavaServer Faces?
• How Does JSF Compare to Traditional Technologies?
• Where Does JSF Fit in the Big Picture?
• What You Need to Get Started

Chapter 2, JSF Development Process Overview

• Developing an Application With a JSF-Based User Interface
• Developing the Application Backend
• Developing Components and Integration Code
• Developing the User Interface Pages

Chapter 3, Setting Up the JSF Environment

• Installing the Java Software Development Kit
• Installing the Tomcat Server
• Testing Tomcat
• Installing the Book Examples
• Example Web Application Overview

Chapter 4, Servlet and JavaServer Pages Basics

• HTTP
• Web Application Deployment and Runtime Environment
• Servlets, Filters and Listeners
• JavaServer Pages
• Accessing Application Data

Chapter 5, Developing the Business Logic and Setting Up Authentication

• Sample Application Overview
• Implementing the Business Logic Classes
• Authentication and Authorization

Chapter 6, Creating and Rendering Components

• The Basics
• Binding Components to Model Properties
• Conditionally Render Components

Chapter 7, Validating Input

• Dealing With Syntax Errors in User Input
• Using the Standard Validators
• Defining Custom Error Messages
• Using a Custom Validator
• Other Ways to Validate Input

Chapter 8, Handing Events

• Understanding the JSF Event Model
• Handling Application Backend Events
• Handling User Interface Events

Chapter 9, Controlling Navigation

• Moving Between JSF Views
• Returning a Non-JSF View Response
• Returning a JSF View Response to a Non-JSF Request

Chapter 10, Working With Tabular Data

• Displaying a Read-Only Table
• Processing Row-Specific Events
• Dealing With Large Tables
• Editing Tabular Data

Chapter 11, Internationalization

• Localizing Application Output
• Handling Localized Application Input
• Dealing With Non-Western Languages

Chapter 12, Odds and Ends

• Building a View From Many JSP Files
• Combining JSF View With Other Content
• Dealing WIth Struts Applications and JSF
• Programmatically Modifying Components
• Using a PhaseListener
• Debugging and Error Handling Ideas

Chapter 13, Developing Custom Renderers and Other Pluggable Classes

• Developing Custom Renderers
• Using Other Custom Classes
• Packaging Custom Classes

Chapter 14, Developing Custom Components

• Extending an Existing Component
• Developing a New Component From Scratch

Chapter 15, Developing a Custom Presentation Layer

• The ViewHandler Class
• Using Java Classes as Views
• Using Pure HTML Templates With XML View Definition Files

Appendix A: Standard JSF Tag Libraries
Appendix B: JSF Expression Language Reference
Appendix C: Standard JSF Components and Renderers
Appendix D: Infrastructure API Reference
Appendix E: JSF Configuration File Reference
Appendix F: Web Application Structure and Deployment Descriptor Reference
Index