Practical JSF in Java EE 8: Web Applications ​in Java for the Enterprise

© Michael Müller 2018

Michael MüllerPractical JSF in Java EE 8 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-3030-5_3

3. JavaServer Faces

Michael Müller¹ 

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Brühl, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

 

Whereas JavaServer Pages (JSP) is used to define pages, which are compiled to servlets, JavaServer Faces (JSF) is a complete web MVC (Model-View-Controller) framework. Interestingly, it is implemented as a servlet itself.

Here is a short excerpt of the specification:

• Makes it easy to construct a UI from a set of reusable UI components

• Simplifies migration of application data to and from the UI

• Helps manage UI state across server requests

• Provides a simple model for wiring client-generated events to server-side application code

• Allows custom UI components to be easily built ...