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1- OVERVIEW OF SERVLETS

• Java Servlet
• Java EE and Servlet
• Servlet Responsibilities
• The Servlet Container
• The Servlet Class
• The HttpServlet Class
• Servlet Configuration – web.xml
• Servlet Configuration – Annotations
• Life Cycle – Request Processing
• User Input
• Example – User Input
• Request
• Request Parameters
• Request Attributes
• Response
• Tracking User State
• Tracking Techniques
• Using HttpSession
• Session Invalidation
• Summary

2 -OVERVIEW OF JAVASERVER PAGES (JSP)

• JavaServer Pages
• A Simple Example - Hello.jsp
• JSP Benefits
• How JSP Works
• JSP Scripting Elements
• JSP Directive
• JSP Declarations
• Declarations – an Example
• JSP Expressions
• JSP Expressions – an Example
• JSP Scriptlets
• JSP Scriptlets – an Example
• JSP Comments
• JSP Predefined Variables
• The request Object
• The response Object
• The out Object
• Out – an Example
• MVC Implementation
• Request Dispatching - Forward Request to JSP
• Using Java Beans in JSP
• Summary
  

3 -INTRODUCTION TO JAVASERVER FACES

• What is JavaServer Faces (JSF)?
• Why Use JSF?
• Nature of a JSF Application
• The Sun Reference Implementation (RI)
• JSF and MVC
• Faces Servlet
• Managed Bean
• The View
• Facelets
• Facelets in JSF 2
• A Simple JSF Application
• The Input Form: form.xhtml
• The Result: thanks.xhtml
• The Controller: AddressBean
• Page Flow or Navigation Rule
• How Does the Application Work?
• Under the Covers: The Rendered Form HTML
• Under the Covers: The Layout Tree
• Summary

4 - BASIC JSF USER INTERFACE COMPONENTS

• JSF UI Components
• JSF Component Tag Libraries
• Using the Tag Libraries
• HTML Tag Library
• Identifying Components
• Component Identifier
• Client Identifier
• Form Input Field Names
• Define a Form
• Labels and Images
• Buttons
• Links
• Adding Parameters to Links
• Text Input
• Simple Check Box
• Check Box Group
• Check Box Group Example
• Radio Button
• List Boxes
• Dynamic List Box
• Example
• Another Example
• JSF Core Library
• JSF Core Library - Components
• Summary

5 - MANAGED BEAN SCOPES IN JSF

• Managed Bean Scopes
• Implications of Various Scopes
• View Scoped Managed Beans
• Defining Managed Bean Scope
• Getting Rid of the Session
• Application Scope
• "None" Scope
• Custom Scopes
• Summary

6 -OVERVIEW OF CONTEXT AND DEPENDENCY INJECTION

• Once upon a time
• What is CDI?
• The JSRs
• CDI Example
• What Good is DI
• Old Bean Scope
• CDI Bean Scope
• Other Advanced Features of CDI
• CDI Implementation
• Summary
  

7 - DEFINGING CDI BEANS

• Requirements of Bean Classes
• Bean Initialization Methods
• beans.xml
• Managed Bean Type
• Using Beans with EL
• Beans Have Default Names
• Bean Scopes
• EJBs in CDI
• Summary

8 - JSF INTEGRATION, SCOPE AND CONTEXT

• CDI Beans in JSF
• JSF Example
• Introduction to Scopes
• Normal and Pseudo- scopes
• Declaring Scope of a Bean
• Scope Boundaries
• Instance Sharing
• Conversation Scope
• Use Cases of Conversation Scope
• Starting and Ending Conversations
• Propagating Conversations
• How Dependent Scope Works
• Forcing a Dependent Instance
• Summary

9 - ADVANCED MANAGED BEANS

• @ManagedProperty Annotation
• Value Binding
• Property Data Conversion
• Advanced Property Types
• Component Binding
• Other Binding Types
• Basic Input Processing
• Advanced Input Processing
• JSF Expression Language
• Language Basics
• Use of Expression in JSF
• Basic Expression
• Property Access Expression
• Map Access Expression
• Complex Access Expression
• Predefined Objects
• Operators
• Summary
  

10 - JSF EVENT HANDLING

• Request Processing Phases
• Action Request Processing Phases
• JSF Event & Listener Model…
• JSF Event Classes
• Event Classes
• Event Classes: Hierarchy
• Action Event Handling
• Action Event: Example
• Action Listener
• Value Change Event
• Value Change Event Handler
• Listener Classes
• Listener Interfaces
• Listener Classes: Hierarchy
• Action Listener Class
• Value Change Listener Class
• Phase Event Listener
• Request Processing Lifecycle
• Phase Identifiers
• Summary

11 - JSF NAVIGATION

• JSF Navigation
• Example Action Listener
• faces-config.xml File
• JSF Navigation
• Choosing Between Redirect & Direct Rendering
• Navigation Rules: Example
• Navigation: Scenarios
• Summary

12 -JSF GET REQUESTS AND VIEW PARAMETERS

• Using GET Requests with JSF
• POST-Redirect-GET (PRG) Pattern
• Implementing PRG Pattern With JSF
• Defining View Parameters
• New <h:link> and <h:button> Tags
• Passing Request Parameters
• Passing Request Parameters from POST Action Methods
• Causing Redirection
• Using a PreRenderView Event
• The Flash Object
• Summary

13 - OVERVIEW IF ENTERPRISE JAVABEANS (EJB)

• Need for EJBs
• Distributed Computing
• Distributed Transaction
• Distributed Security
• What are EJBs?
• Main Characteristics of EJBs
• EJB Client
• EJB Container
• Enterprise JavaBeans
• Session Beans
• Message-Driven Beans (MDBs)
• Stateless Session Bean
• Annotations
• Stateless Session Bean Components
• Example: Business Interface
• Example: Bean Class
• Business Interface Details
• Summary

14 - OVERVIEW IF JAVA PERSISTENCE API

• Data Persistence
• Java Persistence API
• Entities
• Session EJB vs JPA Entities
• Entities
• Persisting and Retrieving Data
• Accessing Entities
• EntityManager & Persistence Unit
• Persistence Context
• Entities - Example
• persistence.xml – Hibernate Provider
• persistence.xml – Open JPA Provider
• persistence.xml - Toplink
• Entity Instance Lifecycle
• Creating EntityManager in Session EJB
• Creating EntityManager in a Plain Java Class
• Working With the EntityManager Interface
• Transaction Basics
• Summary

15 - JSR 303 BEAN VALIDATION

• Validation in Applications
• Using Validation
• Built-in Validation Constraints
• Using Constraints
• Showing Error Messages in JSF
• Custom Validation Messages
• Externalizing Validation Messages
• External Message Example
• Defining Custom Constraints
• Custom Constraint Example
• Interface
• Validator
• Custom Constraint in JSF
• Bootstrapping Validation
• The Validator API
• Validation Groups
• Group Example
• Using Bean Validation in JPA 2.x and JSF 2.x
• Summary

16 - ADVANCED JSF USER INTERFACE COMPONENTS

• HTML Panel
• Applying Styles
• Grouping Components
• Data Table
• Using a Data Table
• Data Table Model
• Using a Data Table
• Displaying a Header and Footer Row
• Applying Styles
• Adding Links to a Row
• Using Component Binding
• Handling Action
• Using the Data Table Model
• Handling Action
• Summary
  

17-  USING JSTL WITH JSF

• Introduction to JSTL
• Using JSTL with JSF
• The <c:out> Tag
• The <c:if> Tag
• The <c:choose> Tag
• The <c:forEach> Tag
• <c:forEach> or <h:dataTable>?
• Summary

18 - USING AJAX WITH JSF

• Integrated AJAX Support in JSF 2.0
• Challenges of AJAX with JSF
• AJAX Handling in JSF 2.0
• AJAX Handling in JSF 2.0 (cont'd)
• Request Lifecycle for AJAX Requests
• JSF JavaScript API
• New <f:ajax> Tag
• Partial Page Rendering
• Third Party JSF Libraries with AJAX
• Component Libraries Available
• Summary

19 - JSF TECHNIQUES

• A Typical Application
• The Create Form
• Create Action Method
• Listing Items
• Editing an Item
• Adding the Edit Link
• The Edit Form
• Update Item
• Things to Keep in Mind
• Summary

20 -  FACELETS PAGES AND TEMPLATES

• Facelets
• Facelets in JSF 2
• Using Facelets
• Page Templates
• Define a Page Template
• Define a Template Client
• Run the Template Client
• Summary

21 -FACELETS COMPOSITE COMPONENTS

• Simplified Custom JSF Components
• Defining a Library of Composite Components
• Referencing the Library
• Defining a Composite Component
• Using a Composite Component
• Simple Text Inclusion
• Defining and Setting Component Attributes
• Value Attributes
• Other Composite Component Features
• Summary