The J2EE™ Tutorial Second Edition

A Simple JavaServer Faces Application

This section describes the process of developing a simple JavaServer Faces application. You'll see what features a typical JavaServer Faces application contains and what part each role has in developing the application.

Steps in the Development Process

Developing a simple JavaServer Faces application usually requires these tasks:

• Create the pages using the UI component and core tags.

• Define page navigation in the application configuration resource file.

• Develop the backing beans.

• Add managed bean declarations to the application configuration resource file.

These tasks can be done simultaneously or in any order. However, the people performing the tasks will need to communicate during the development process. ...