Core JavaServer Faces

The #1 guide to rapid user interface development with Java Server Faces (JSF) - now fully updated for the powerful new JSF 2.0 * *By two of the world's most respected Java experts: David Geary and Cay Horstmann. *Shows web developers how to automate low-level details, eliminate unnecessary complexity in server-side development, and write superior JSF 2.0 production code. *Systematically covers JSF 2.0's powerful Ajax support, open source innovations, and new feature set. JavaServer Faces (JSF) is the most powerful solution for rapid user interface development in Java-based server-side applications. Now, the world's bestselling guide to JSF, Core JavaServer Faces, has been thoroughly updated to reflect the powerful new JSF 2.0 release. In this new third edition, authors David Geary and Cay Horstmann delve into all facets of JSF 2.0 development, offering today's 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 2.0 production code, even if you're new to JSF, JavaServer Pages', or servlets. Geary and Horstmann systematically cover JSF's powerful Ajax development capabilities, the new open source innovations that make JSF 2.0 even more valuable, and all these new features: View Scope; Component Implicit EL Object; FacesContext; Attribute Map; New Event System; Resources; Resource Relocation; and Project Stage (Production, Development, UnitTest, SystemTest, Extension.) Web developers will discover how to: * *Automate low-level details and eliminate unnecessary complexity in serverside development. *Implement best practices in areas ranging from UI design and style sheets to internationalization. *More effectively leverage external services, including databases, LDAP directories, security, and Web services