Configuring Beans
To instantiate backing beans used in a JavaServer Faces application and store them in scope, you use the managed bean creation facility. This facility is configured in the application configuration resource file using managed-bean XML elements to define each bean. This file is processed at application startup time. When a page references a bean, the JavaServer Faces implementation initializes it according to its configuration in the application configuration resource file.
With the managed bean creation facility, you can
Create beans in one centralized file that is available to the entire application, rather than conditionally instantiate beans throughout the application.
Customize the bean's properties without any additional ...
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