“…Based on material from the forthcoming second edition of Core JavaServerTM Faces by David Geary and Cay Horstmann, this short cut explores how to use JavaServer Faces and AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript with XMLHttpRequest) to create rich user interfaces. …”

“…JavaServer Faces (JSF) is quickly emerging as the leading solution for rapid user interface development in Java-based server-side applications. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 GETTING STARTED -- Why JavaServer Faces? -- A Simple Example -- Ingredients -- Directory Structure -- Building a JSF Application -- Deploying a JSF Application -- Development Environments for JSF -- An Analysis of the Sample Application -- Beans -- JSF Pages -- Servlet Configuration -- A First Glimpse of Ajax: JSF 2.0 -- JSF Framework Services -- Behind the Scenes -- Rendering Pages -- Decoding Requests -- The Life Cycle -- Conclusion -- 2 MANAGED BEANS -- Definition of a Bean -- Bean Properties -- Value Expressions -- Backing Beans -- CDI Beans: CDI -- Message Bundles -- Messages with Variable Parts -- Setting the Application Locale -- A Sample Application -- Bean Scopes -- Session Scope -- Request Scope -- Application Scope -- Conversation Scope: CDI -- View Scope: JSF 2.0 -- Custom Scopes: JSF 2.0 -- Configuring Beans -- Injecting CDI Beans: CDI -- Injecting Managed Beans: JSF 2.0 -- Bean Life Cycle Annotations -- Configuring Managed Beans with XML -- The Expression Language Syntax -- Lvalue and Rvalue Modes -- Using Brackets -- Map and List Expressions -- Calling Methods and Functions: JSF 2.0 -- Resolving the Initial Term -- Composite Expressions -- Method Expressions -- Method Expression Parameters: JSF 2.0 -- Conclusion -- 3 NAVIGATION -- Static Navigation -- Dynamic Navigation -- Mapping Outcomes to View IDs -- The JavaQuiz Application -- Redirection -- Redirection and the Flash: JSF 2.0 -- RESTful Navigation and Bookmarkable URLs: JSF 2.0 -- View Parameters -- GET Request Links -- Specifying Request Parameters -- Adding Bookmarkable Links to the Quiz Application -- Advanced Navigation Rules -- Wildcards -- Using from-action -- Conditional Navigation Cases: JSF 2.0 -- Dynamic Target View IDs: JSF 2.0 -- Conclusion -- 4 STANDARD JSF TAGS -- An Overview of the JSF Core Tags…”