JavaServer Faces (JSF) Web Application Programming using WebLogic Server 11g

1. Java Enterprise Edition (EE) Overview

• Objectives
• Introduction to Java Platform
• Java Community Process (JCP)
• Introduction to Java EE
• Why Move to Java EE
• Java EE - New and Enhanced Features
• Java EE Software Packaging
• Java EE Technologies
• Summary

2. 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
• A Simple JSF Application
• The Input Form: form.jsp
• The Result: thanks.jsp
• 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

3. Managed Bean

• What is a Managed Bean?
• Why Do You Need Managed Beans?
• Managed Bean As a Controller
• Registering a Managed Bean
• Lifecycle of a Managed Bean
• Initializing a Managed Bean
• What Scope to Use?
• 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

4. 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
• Labels and Images
• Create a Form
• 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
• JSF Component Model
• Base Class Hierarchy
• Useful Base Classes
• Useful HTML Classes

5. JSF Event Handling

• Objectives
• 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

6. JSF Navigation

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

7. Validation

• Objectives
• Introduction
• Validation
• Standard Validators
• <f:validateLength>
• <f:validateDoubleRange>
• <f:validateLongRange>
• Checking for Required Values
• Showing Validation Error Messages
• Customizing Standard Error Messages
• Standard Validation Error Messages
• Validation Process
• Sequence Diagram
• Bypassing Validation
• Immediate Command Components
• Immediate Input Component
• Accessing User Input
• Immediate Example
• Advanced Field Validation
• Advanced Error Handling

8. Advanced GUI Components

• Objectives
• 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

9. 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

10. Unified Expression Language

• Objectives
• Unified Expression Language
• Value Expressions
• Method Expressions
• Chained Resolution
• Operators [] and .
• Arithmetic Operators
• Relational Operators
• Logical Operators
• Test for Empty Collection
• Conditional Operator
• Order of Evaluation
• 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>?
• International Text Display Tags

11. Custom Components

• Custom Components
• Requirements To Develop Custom Components
• Classes Useful to Custom Component Developer
• javax.faces.component.UIComponent
• Decoding
• javax.faces.component.UIComponent
• UIComponentTag
• Implementing Custom Component Tags
• FacesContext
• javax.faces.application.Application
• javax.faces.context.ResponseWriter
• javax.faces.component.UIComponent
• javax.faces.component.EditableValueHolder
• Tag Library: TLD
• Faces Configuration File: faces-config.xml
• Sample.jsp: Example Showing the Relationship Between the JSF Artifacts
• External Renderer
• Render Defined in faces-config File
• Implementing the Renderer
• Event Listeners
• Using ActionListener in JSP
• ActionListener in the Java Code
• ActionListeners in JSF
• Create Input Form
• Input Form (Code)
• Update faces-config.xml
• ActionEvent Handling
• Summary

12. Data Conversion Model

• Conversion Overview
• Different Viewpoints of Data
• Process of Conversion
• Why Local Values?
• Types of Standard Converters
• Standard Converters with JSF
• Three Ways to Use Standard Converters
• Bind UI Component to Backing Bean Property
• Use converter Attribute on the UI Component
• Use <f:converter> Tag with ConverterId Attribute
• Usage of Standard Converters
• Output of Using Standard Converters
• Converter Attribute
• Standard Converters to Display Output
• Standard Converters: Screen Shot
• Conversion Errors
• Displaying Error Messages
• Conversion Tag
• Conversion Error: Display
• Conversion Error
• Custom Converter
• Registering the Converter
• Using the Registered Converter
• Conversion Errors
• Summary

13. Introduction to Facelets

• Constructing and Rendering a View (JSP way)
• Facelets
• Getting Facelets
• Using Facelets
• Page Templates
• Define a Page Template
• Define a Template Client
• Summary

14. Custom Validators

• Overview
• Introduction
• Validation Review
• Custom Validators
• The Validator Interfaces
• Creating a Custom Validator
• Custom Validator Example
• Creating a JSP Custom Tag
• The ValidatorELTag Class
• Custom Validator Example
• Custom Validator Tag Example
• Create the TLD File
• Using the Custom Tag
• Validation from Managed Bean
• Add Validation Logic
• Use the Managed Bean Validator
• Summary

15. Internationalization (I18N)

• Objectives
• Internationalization
• I18N
• Locales
• Default Locales
• Resource Bundles
• Updating Faces-Config.xml
• Updated faces-config.xml
• Loading the Bundle
• Display Localized Text
• Example Resource Bundles
• Update faces-config.xml
• JSP
• View the JSP
• Benefits
• Parameterized Messages
• Displaying Parameters
• Parameterized Messages
• Changing the Locale
• Summary

16. MyFaces Tomahawk

• What is Tomahawk?
• Objectives
• Tomahawk Compatibility
• Adding Tomahawk Support
• Add Tomahawk Libraries
• Update web.xml
• Declare the Tomahawk Taglib
• Tomahawk Features
• JSCookMenu
• Date Input
• Data Scroller
• File Upload
• Tree2
• Tabbed Panes
• Summary