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JavaServer Faces

Errata for JavaServer Faces

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The errata list is a list of errors and their corrections that were found after the product was released. If the error was corrected in a later version or reprint the date of the correction will be displayed in the column titled "Date Corrected".

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Color key: Serious technical mistake Minor technical mistake Language or formatting error Typo Question Note Update

Version Location Description Submitted By Date submitted Date corrected
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Page p253
last paragraph, second line

"in the faces-config.xml class" should be "in the faces-config.xml
file"

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Page 7
Figure 1-2 caption

"Figure 1-2. JThe..." should be "Figure 1-2. The..." (extraneous 'J')

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Page 14
Figure 2-2

"UIintput" component should be "UIInput"

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Page 18
Example 2-1

Second table row in sample code starts with <td> tag instead of <tr> tag:

</tr>
<td> <!-- should be <tr> instead -->
<td>News Letters:</td>

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Page 19
Figure 2-3

"<h:input_text ...>" should be "<h:inputText ...>"

Also, In the lower-right-hand corner of the graphic, "faces-config.xml" is misspelled as "faces-confix.xml".

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Page 19
Figure 2-3, box labeled "faces-confix.xml"

"manged-bean-name" should be "managed-bean-name" (two instances).
"subsr" should be "subscr".

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Page 19
4th paragraph, first line, right under Figure 2-3

"When the <h:textInput> element is processed, the corresponding UIInput compo-"

"<h:textInput>" should be replaced with <h:inputText>"

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Page 32
3rd Paragraph

HTTP = Hypertext Transfer Protocol, not Transport

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Page 45
half way down page

"...invoke your servlet when it recieves a request..."
should be:
"...invoke your servlet when it receives a request..."

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Page 45
The URL pattern on page 45 should be

<servlet-mapping>
<servlet-name>helloYou</servlet-name>
<url-pattern>/helloYou/*</url-pattern>
</servlet-mapping>

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Page 48
Filters and Listeners paragraph

These compont types are also often...
should be:
These component types are also often...

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Page 52
Bottom of page

The footer.jsp source should be shown after Example 4-3 and Figure 4-9 should show it's output.
The footer.jsp source could look like this:

<hr>
Copyright 2004 My Company

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Page 57
Top paragraph

(e.g., < and &)
should be:
(e.g., > and &)

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Page 60
1st paragraph, line 5

The URL
http://jakarta.apache.taglibs/
should be
http://jakarta.apache.org/taglibs/

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Page 60
Top para

The paragraph ends with
"all dependent JAR file must also be installed in the WEB-INF/lib directory."
should be:
"all dependent JAR files must also be installed in the WEB-INF/lib directory."

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Page 60
3rd paragraph, line 5

In your JSP page, just to use a taglib...
should be:
In your JSP page, just use a taglib...

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Page 62
1st paragraph

The first paragraph on page 62 should actually be removed; it
refers to an example ("product catalog example") which doesn't exist.

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Page 62-63
Code at bottom of 62 and middle of 63

It says "Sorry, not products..." in both places.
it should say "Sorry, no products..."

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Page 66
Paragraph following Figure 5-2.

"different storage medias" should be "different storage media".

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Page 70
Paragraph 2 and code sample

Names of methods in text do not quite match code.
The names in the text should be getCurrentEntryId() and setCurrentEntryId() instead of getCurrentEntry() and setCurrentEntry()

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Page 73
bottom

matches a search criteria.
should be:
matches a search criterion.

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Page 81
top of page

This web.xml descriptor fragment is incorrect.
It is missing the enclosing <form-login-config> tag.
It should be:
<login-config>
<auth-method>FORM</auth-method>
<form-login-config>
<form-login-page>/login.jsp</form-login-page>
<form-error-page>/loginerror.jsp</form-error-page>
</form-login-config>
</login-config>

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Page 94
example in page

In the example, the "to:" input -

<input type="submit" name="_id0:_id2">
should be :
<input type="text" name="_id0:_id2">

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Page 98
6th paragraph; Second sentence says:

First, the path starts with a /jspbook prefix.
should be:
First, the path starts with a /jsfbook prefix.

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Page 103
First complete paragraph

The inline example of combining a bean property value with an EL operator is incorrect.
"#{report.status == 'open'}" should be "{#report.status == 1}".

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Page 107
last paragraph

instead of "... so it consults the jsf-config.xml ..."
it should be "... so it consults the faces-config.xml ..."

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Page 109
end of 2nd dotted paragraph

... the component loses its state when its removed from the view.
should be:
... the component loses its state when it's removed from the view.

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Page 109
Example code for Figure 6-6

The code that generates the "You're logged in as..." text and provides the links for
logout and preferences permaturely close the h:outputLink tags.

e.g. code sample says:
[<h:outputLink value="../../logout.jsp" />
<h:outputText value="Logout" />
</h:outputLink>]

it should say:
[<h:outputLink value="../../logout.jsp">
<h:outputText value="Logout" />
</h:outputLink>]

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Page 110
bottom of code block

The opening <h:outputLink> tags are incorrectly printed as empty tags.
They should be closed with a ">" instead of "/>" as printed.

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Page 119
bottom of HTML markup

The value binding for the commandButton
#{reportHandler.addEntryDisabled}
should be
#{reportHandler.editDisabled}

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Page 119
Example 7-2.

under the lines with both <f:convertDate... and <f:validateDoubleRange...
the </h:input_text> tag should be </h:inputText>

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Page 120
Table 7-3

First paragraph under Description label:

...is a decimal above a minimum or a maximum
should be:
...is a decimal above a minimum or below a maximum

This paragraph under Description label:

...is a nondecimal above a minimum or a maximum
should be:
...is a nondecimal above a minimum or below a maximum

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Page 123
2nd paragraph, line 2

"a <f:selectItems> action" should read "an <f:selectItems> action."

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Page 124
1st paragraph

end of last sentence:
... that sets the ... properties, and leave the description undefined.
should be:
... that sets the ... properties, and leaves the description undefined.

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Page 125
Last paragraph, line 8

Variable expenseType should be expenseTypes

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Page 126
Last paragraph, line 3

"application-specific message" should be "application-specific messages."

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Page 127
Second paragraph, line 2

The phrase "actions shows" should be "actions show.

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Page 129
Example 7-3

"detailedMsgPattern" NOW READS "detailMsgPattern" in this statement:

String detailMsg =
MessageFormat.format(detailMsgPattern, params);

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Page 130
Last paragraph, line 2

this should be rephrasedlike this:
The EditableValueHolder interface extends the ValueHolder interface,
adding properties related to a user provided value. A class that
represents a component type with a value the user can change (e.g.,
the class for the UIInput component) must implement the
EditableValueHolder interface.

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Page 131
3rd paragraph, line 6

not_later should be not_later_detail.

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Page 133
First paragraph in Using a Custom Validator in a JSP Page,

second line

"To use a custom validator in a JSP page, you need a JSP custom
action that configures the converter and attaches it to a component."

"converter" should be "validator"

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Page 134
Third paragraph in Developing a Validator Custom Action,

fifth line:

"Example 7-8" should be "Example 7-6"

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Page 135
4th paragraph, line 4

"an JSP" should read "a JSP."

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Page 135
Sixth paragraph, first line

"<my:validate_later>" should be "<my:validateLater>"

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Page 137
first example

<f:validator validatorId=" com.mycompany.jsf.validator.LATER_THAN" />
should be:
<f:validator validatorId="com.mycompany.jsf.validator.LATER_THAN" />

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Page 146
Example 8.3

import javax.faces.application.Message;

NOW READS:
import javax.faces.application.FacesMessage;

also, the line: import javax.faces.application.MessageResources; HAS BEEN DELETED.

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Page 154
Third paragraph, second line

"includeExtensions" should be "includeSpecial"

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Page 165
last paragraph, 3rd line

...example, and in links to a...
should be:
...example, and it links to a...

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Page 168
line 15 in the code snippet

"context" is used as both the assigned variable name and the first
method argument. The argument should be replaced with a call to
the getServletContext() method, i.e.:

FacesContext context =
fcFactory.getFacesContext(getServletContext(), request, response,
lifecycle);

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Page 168
Example code

There are a few typos in the example. It should look like this:

LifecycleFactory lFactory = (LifecycleFactory)
FactoryFinder.getFactory(FactoryFinder.LIFECYCLE_FACTORY);
Lifecycle lifecycle =
lFactory.getLifecycle(LifecycleFactory.DEFAULT_LIFECYCLE);

FacesContextFactory fcFactory = (FacesContextFactory)
FactoryFinder.getFactory(FactoryFinder.FACES_CONTEXT_FACTORY);
// The "context" argument replaced with "getServletContext()" below
FacesContext context =
fcFactory.getFacesContext(getServletContext(), request, response,
lifecycle);

Application application = context.getApplication();
ViewHandler viewHandler = application.getViewHandler();
// The "facesContext" argument replaced with "context" below
UIViewRoot view = viewHandler.createView(context,
"/myView.jsp");
context.setViewRoot(view);

// The "context" argument added
lifecycle.render(context);

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Page 175
Last paragraph

reportModel should be reportsModel

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Page 177
2nd snippet

In the book it shows

<navigation-rule>
<from-view-id>/expense/stage1/reportListArea.jsp</from-view-id>
<navigation-case>
<from-action>#{reportHandler.select}</from-action>
<from-outcome>success</from-outcome>
<to-view-id>/expense/stage1/entryListArea.jsp</to-view-id>
<redirect/>
</navigation-case>
</navigation-rule>

It should be:

<navigation-rule>
<navigation-case>
<from-action>#{reportHandler.select}</from-action>
<from-outcome>success</from-outcome>
<to-view-id>/expense/stage1/entryListArea.jsp</to-view-id>
<redirect/>
</navigation-case>
</navigation-rule>

The <from-view-id> shouldn't be there because the same rule applies to more than one view.

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Page 199
1st line (1st paragraph)

a file named lables_en_US.properties ...
should be:
a file named labels_en_US.properties ...

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Page 200
Example 11-2

"datestyle" should be "dateStyle"

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Page 201
Second paragraph

"datestyle" should be "dateStyle"

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Page 208
Example 11-4 <title> tag content

To go along with what is displayed in Figure 11-4, the <title> tag content should be changed FROM:

<title>Non-Western Languages Localization</title>
TO:
<title>Supporting Non-Western Languages</title>

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Page 211
first paragraph, first line

"The JSP page in Example 4-1 contains ..." should be "The JSP page in
Example 11-4 contains ..."

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Page 221
third paragraph, seventh line

"For an <h:inputComponent> with ..." should be "For an <h:inputText>
action element with ..."

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Page 226
sixth paragraph, second line

"http://www.Jakarta.apache.org/struts/" should be
"http://jakarta.apache.org/struts/"

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Page 229
Text and code sample of Example 12-10

Names of class in text does not match sample for struts version.
public class UpdateProfileAction extends Action {
should be:
public class StoreMsgAction extends Action {

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Page 235
first paragraph, ninth line

"and requires that the JSP component actions ..." should be "and
requires that the JSF component actions ..."

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Page 240
The code at the top of the page shows

<faces-config>
..
</faces-config>

this should be

<webapp>
..
</webapp>

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Page 245
second paragraph, second line

"The addLeafNode() method loops ..." should be "The addLeafNodes()
method loops ..."

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Page 251
second paragraph, fourth line

"because the JSP component actions are ..." should be "because the
JSF component actions are ..."

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Page 251
Code Example (continued)

int first = data.getFirst();
int rows = data.getRows();
for (int i = first, n = 0; n < rows; i++, n++)
...

should be

int first = data.getFirst();
int rows = data.getRows();
for (int i = first, n = 0; rows == 0 || n < rows; i++, n++) {
...

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Page 260
last paragraph, last line

"The Page class is an inner class" should be "The Page class is a
nested class"

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Page 276
second paragraph, starting with "All in all, ..."

This paragraph should be replaced with:

"All in all, we need to develop a custom renderer for the outer
table, a custom component for the tab control label (which uses
a standard renderer), and custom actions for both component/renderer
combinations. We must also register the custom component and the
custom renderer."

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Page 279
second paragraph, third line

"the currently selected tag has ..." should be "the currently selected
tab has ..."

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Page 308
ninth statement in the code snippet

grid.getAttributes().put("columns", "2");
should be
grid.getAttributes().put("columns", Integer.valueOf("2"));


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Page 314
renderResponse code sample

else {
Iterator i = component.getChildren().iterator();
while (i.hasNext()) {
renderView(context, (UIComponent) i.next(), state);
}
}

should read:

else {
Iterator i = component.getChildren().iterator();
while (i.hasNext()) {
renderResponse(context, (UIComponent) i.next());
}
}



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Page 318
last paragraph, second line

"defined by the combination of a view specification class and ..."
should be "defined by the combination of a view specification file and ..."

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Page 334, 335
<h:commandButton> and <h:commandLink> Attributes tables

For both these actions, the Description column for the "action"
attribute should be extended with this text: ", or a static String
value to be used as a hardcoded action outcome"

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Page 348 - 352
<h:outputFormat>, <h:outputLabel>, <h:outputLink>,

<h:outptText> Attributes tables

The EL-expression type column should say "Any" for the "value"
attribute row for all these actions.

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Page 428
SelectItemGroup constructors

The names for the last two constructors should be SelectItemGroup
instead of SelectItem.

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Page 430
Second paragraph

"a component with the rendered property set to true isn't rendered"
should be "a component with the rendered property set to false isn't
rendered"

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Page 432
First paragraph

"can be specified by the first and row attributes" should be "can be
specified by the first and rows component properties"

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Page 482
getActionListener() description

"Returns an instance of the default ActionListener instance used for
ActionSource ..." should be "Returns an instance of the default
ActionListener used for ActionSource ..."

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Page 489
renderView() description

It's duplicated. One copy should be removed.

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Page 496
writeText() description

A parameter is missing in the signature. It should look like this:

public abstract void writeText(Object text, java.lang.String property)
throws java.io.IOException

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Page 496
writeText() description

"The property name may be used to associate the attribute with ..."
should be "The property name may be used to associate the text with ..."

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Page 496
writeText() , the description NOW READS

public abstract void writeText(Object text, java.lang.String property)
throws java.io.IOException

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Page 510
getValue(Object base, Object property) description

"while getting the type" should be "while getting the value"

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Page 511
isReadOnly(Object base, int index) description

"while getting the value" should be "while checking the writeability"

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Page 511
isReadOnly(Object base, Object property)

"while getting the type" should be "while checking the writeability"

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Page 511
setValue(Object base, int index, Object value)

"while getting the value" should be "while setting the value"

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Page 511
setValue(Object base, Object property, Object value)

"while getting the type" should be "while setting the value"

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Page 512
getExpressionString() description

"Returns the method binding expression ..." should be "Returns the
value binding ..."

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Page 518
ValueChangeListener description

"This interface is implemented by all classes interested in handling
ActionEvent events"

NOW READS:
"This interface is implemented by all
classes interested in handling ValueChangeEvent events"

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Page 518
ValueChangeListener method signature and description NOW READS

public void processValueChange(javax.faces.event.ValueChangeEvent event)

Processes the event.

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Page 520
createResponseStream() signature

The parameter name is missing. It should be:

public abstract javax.faces.context.ResponseStream
createResponseStream(java.io.OutputStream out)

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Page 520
createResponseWriter() signature

The first parameter name is missing. It should be:

public abstract javax.faces.context.ResponseWriter
createResponseWriter(java.io.Writer writer, String contentTypeList,
String characterEncoding)

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Page 525
getMaximum() and getMinimum() parameter types

public int getMaximum()

NOW READS:
public long getMaximum()

and
public int getMinimum()

NOW READS:
public long getMinimum()

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Page 525
setMaximum() and setMinimum() return types

public void setMaximum(int maximum)

NOW READS:
public void setMaximum(long maximum)

and
public void setMinimum(int minimum)

NOW READS:
public void setMinimum(long minimum)

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Page 533
createValidator() description

"instance of the converter identified ... " should be "instance of the
validator identified ..."

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Page 539
<state-manager> example snippet

Copy/paste error. It should be:

<state-manager>
com.mycompany.jsf.MyStateManager
</state-manager>

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