Internet & World Wide Web: How to Program, Fifth Edition

27. JavaServer™ Faces Web Apps: Part 2

Whatever is in any way beautiful hath its source of beauty in itself, and is complete in itself; praise forms no part of it.

—Marcus Aurelius Antoninus

There is something in a face, An air, and a peculiar grace, Which boldest painters cannot trace.

—William Somerville

Cato said the best way to keep good acts in memory was to refresh them with new.

—Francis Bacon

I never forget a face, but in your case I’ll make an exception.

—Groucho Marx

Objectives

In this chapter you’ll learn:

• To access databases from JSF applications.

• The basic principles and advantages of Ajax technology.

• To use Ajax in a JSF web app.

Outline

27.1 Introduction

27.2 Accessing Databases in Web Apps

27.2.1 Setting Up the Database ...