Core JavaServer Faces (Core Series)

By Cay S. HorstmannDavid GearyDavid M. Geary, et al.

Book Overview

JavaServer Faces (JSF) is the standard Java EE technology for building web user interfaces. It provides a powerful framework for developing server-side applications, allowing you to cleanly separate visual presentation and application logic. JSF 2.0 is a major upgrade, which not only adds many useful features but also greatly simplifies the programming model by using annotations and "convention over configuration" for common tasks. To help you quickly tap into the power of JSF 2.0, the third edition of Core JavaServer(TM) Faces has been completely updated to make optimum use of all the new features. The book includes Three totally new chapters on using Facelets tags for templating, building composite components, and developing Ajax applications Guidance on building robust applications with minimal hand coding and maximum productivity-without requiring any knowledge of servlets or other low-level "plumbing" A complete explanation of the basic building blocks-from using standard JSF tags, to working with data tables, and converting and validating input Coverage of advanced tasks, such as event handling, extending the JSF framework, and connecting to external services Solutions to a variety of common challenges, including notes on debugging and troubleshooting, in addition to implementation details and working code for features that are missing from JSF Proven solutions, hints, tips, and "how-tos" show you how to use JSF effectively in your development projects Core JavaServer(TM) Faces, Third Edition, provides everything you need to master the powerful and time-saving features of JSF 2.0 and is the perfect guide for programmers developing Java EE 6 web apps on Glassfish or another Java EE 6-compliant application servers, as well as servlet runners such as Tomcat 6. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0131738860
• ISBN13: 9780131738867
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
• Length: 723 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 7.0" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Java Monkey Wrenching

Great book on JSF, the absolute best intro to JSF in the concise, terse, classical style of Horstmann & Geary. You can buy any book by these two dudes with your eyes shut. I would have loved to see more new material in this second edition, especially on Seam and EJB integration in general. The book being so similar to the first edition there is little need for you to buy it if you already own the previous one. The chapter...

Complete JSF Book

Core JavaServer Faces in an introduction to JSF for experienced Java programmers. The beginning of the book explains that JSF is designed to support GUI development using visual tools and the hand coding as shown in the book will eventually go away. JSF includes an event model and server components sort of like Swing for web applications. One important feature of JSF is that JSF tags represent a component and rendered that...

Perfect Cure for Misunderstood New Standard

Struts spread like wildfire in part due to the fact that it was simple. JSF is very ambitious and defies a very simple explanation followed by a bugle blast to commence hacking. Nevermind the history of designing circuits, in software, generally the complex APIs don't get a following until a great book ships (e.g. Petzold, Roman's book on EJB, etc.). This is that book for JSF, and it is just on time. I would also like to differ...

By Far the Best

Over the last few months I have read four different books on Java Server Faces (JSF) and been through the Sun JSF - J2EE Tutorial. If you are going to start a new project using JSF and have a budget for just two books on the topic, I'd recommend that you buy two copies for Geary's book. One copy for your reference and one to loan out to the rest of the staff. This book starts simple and builds and builds until you have a...

Best Book on Faces

This is the best book on JSF on the market today: (1) Authors are experts. (2) Tells you how to use the technology, not just how it was designed. (3) Doesn't require prior experience with JSP, servlets. (4) No pages wasted on reference material that is available online. Highly recommended!