April 2004
Intermediate to advanced
606 pages
20h 4m
English
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What Is JavaServer Faces?
JavaServer Faces (JSF) simplifies development of sophisticated web application user interfaces, primarily by defining a user interface component model tied to a well-defined request processing lifecycle. This allows:
Java programmers to develop the application backend without worrying about HTTP details and integrate it with the user interface through a familiar event-driven model with type-safe interfaces.
Page Authors without programming knowledge to work with the user interface “look and feel” aspects by assembling components that encapsulate all user interaction logic—thereby minimizing the need for program logic embedded directly in the user interface pages.
Vendors to develop powerful tools for both frontend and backend development.
More specifically, JSF is a specification with implementations offered by multiple vendors. It defines a set of user interface (UI) components—basically, a one-to-one mapping to the HTML form element set plus a few extras—that can be used right out of the box, as well as an Application Programming Interface (API) for extending the standard components or developing brand new components. Validators attached to the components validate user input, which is then automatically propagated to application objects. Event handlers are triggered by user actions, such as clicking on a button or a link, and can change the state of other components or invoke backend application code. The outcome of the event processing controls which page ...
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