The JavaServer Faces (JSF) 2.0 samples demonstrate three new features added to JSF 2.0. The features are Ajax, templating, composite components. These samples will show you how to create, process and render Ajax requests, along with using templates to create a standard layout for an application and composite components to create reusable components complete with their own converters, validators, renderers and listeners.
Here is what you should know about this sample before proceeding.
15 minutes
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The following key phrases are associated with this sample: JSF 2.0, JavaServer Faces, Ajax, templating, composite components
The major advantage of using Ajax in your application is it saves you from processing and rendering the entire page view for a particular action. You can update components you want by using an Ajax request to process and render only the necessary part of a view. The Ajax sample will show you how to do this by using the f:ajax tag.
Templating is useful for applications with a common flow, such as a header and footer on each page. Using templates allows you to easily modify the content of your pages but keep the general layout the same. Composite components allow you to package JSF components with their own converters, validators, renderers and listeners as one reusable component. This module will show you how to use templating and composite components in an application.
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The following illustration shows the correctly running sample:
Ajax Simple Text Display Results
Ajax Simple JavaScript Text Display Results
If you want to customize the applications, you can modify the classes or configuration files and run the build script again. If you want to add a configuration file, make sure you modify the build.xml file to add the newly created file into the correct JAR, WAR, or EAR file.
