This training course introduces the developer to the JSF architecture and provides the basis for planning, developing, and deploying Web based applications using the JSF framework. After taking this class, the developer will be able to quickly construct dynamic server-side web pages using JSF and integrate the Web application with many of the other Java2 Enterprise Edition application server methodologies such as Enterprise Java Beans, JavaMail, and SOAP .
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This class combines lecture with a unifying, hands-on experience, and open ended discussion that will help the developer quickly understand the benefits of JSF and how to use the framework. Upon completion of the course, students will:

• Become familiar with the JSF tags for the commonly used HTML components in a form
• Learn how to write event handler methods in a managed bean
• Learn how to register the event handler method with a GUI component
• Write navigation rule in faces-config.xml
• Control the sequence of page display based on certain business logic
• Add very besic validation to the intro.jsp page
• Display objects in an ArrayList in a data table

• Introduction and Overview
• The JSF Architecture
• JSF Request Objects
• Simple JSF User Interface components
• The EL Expression Language and Advanced User Interface components
• Event Handling
• Data Validation
• Data Conversion
• Rendering Custom User Interface Objects

Participants should already have a solid understanding of Java programming and understand the basics of XML. The course also assumes a basic understanding of HTML syntax and JavaServer Pages syntax. Understanding of Enterprise Java Beans (EJB) is also a plus.

Software designers, developers and programmers.