Core JavaServer Faces

by David M. Geary, Cay S. Horstmann

JavaServer Faces (JSF) is quickly emerging as the leading solution for rapid user interface development in Java-based server-side applications. Now, Core JavaServer™ Faces–the #1 guide to JSF–has been thoroughly updated in this second edition, covering the latest feature enhancements, the powerful Ajax development techniques, and open source innovations that make JSF even more valuable.

Authors David Geary and Cay Horstmann delve into all facets of JSF 1.2 development, offering systematic best practices for building robust applications, minimizing handcoding, and maximizing productivity. Drawing on unsurpassed insider knowledge of the Java platform, they present solutions, hints, tips, and “how-tos” for writing superior JSF 1.2 production code, even if you’re new to JSF, JavaServer Pages™, or servlets.

The second edition’s extensive new coverage includes: JSF 1.2’s improved alignment with the broader Java EE 5 platform; enhancements to the JSF APIs; controlling Web flow with Shale; and using Facelets to replace JSP with XHTML markup. The authors also introduce Ajax development with JSF–from real-time validation and Direct Web Remoting to wrapping Ajax in JSF components and using the popular Ajax4jsf framework.

This book will help you

Automate low-level details and eliminate unnecessary complexity in server-side development Discover JSF best practices, ranging from effective UI design and style sheets to internationalization Use JSF with Tiles to build consistent, reusable user interfaces Leverage external services such as databases, LDAP directories, authentication/authorization, and Webservices Use JBoss Seam to greatly simplify development of database-backed applications Implement custom components, converters, and validators Master the JSF 1.2 tag libararies, and extend JSF with additional tag libraries
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Getting Started
Chapter 2: Managed Beans
Chapter 3: Navigation
Chapter 4: Standard JSF Tags
Chapter 5: Data Tables
Chapter 6: Conversion and Validation
Chapter 7: Event Handling
Chapter 8: Subviews and Tiles
Chapter 9: Custom Components, Converters, and Validators
Chapter 10: External Services
Chapter 11: Ajax
Chapter 12: Open Source
Chapter 13: How Do I . . .
Index 

Genres: Programming, Software, Technical, Reference, Technology, Web, Computers

723 pages, Paperback

First published June 15, 2004

Reviews

[Malarvizhi Kandasamy]

This book has good stuff, especially when you are preparing for JSF (1Z0-896)exam. Though the book doesn't explain :
* Authorization in detail,
* web.xml security declarations
* CDI beans, Managed beans and EJB beans with clarity
* Programming with JSF APIs. Atleast few APIs like ConfigurableNavigationHandler, NavigationHandler etc should have been covered.
* Implicit Objects in JSF

[Russell]

Wow this is a good read. Geary and Horstmann have authored a very readable guide to JSF basics and provide clear code examples along the way. The last couple chapters (which I believe are new to this addition) give some insight into using Ajax and incorporating data persistence into a typical Faces app.

[Jason]

I really liked this book. I learned JSF years ago by camping out with an earlier edition of this book. This new version is just as good, adding updates that cover what's new in JSF 2. I found the text to be very readable and approachable. If you're using JSF, this book should be on your shelf.

[Beth]

This seems like a fairly good introduction to JavaServer Faces, but I changed jobs and no longer need to read it.

[Sean]

Really good book.

[Mike Salzman]

Leaves out some elements and doesn't explain others as well as I needed, but it was a good primer for JSF. And just as soon as I'm done reading it, I'm no longer on the UI team at work.

[Jeff Stade]

Read this semester for my computer science 3 course. Solid primer on using Java in enterprise web applications and, from the students perspective, a solid textbook as well.

[Luboš]

I do not like JSF, otherwise I would probably rate higher.

[Hazem Saleh]

This book is one of the wonderful books in order to learn the JSF basics.

[Gino Filicetti]

False

[Nuno Inácio]

Rating for 3rd edition.