Java EE: JavaServer Faces JSF

Course details

The Java EE specification is the industry standard for building enterprise-level web applications. In this course, instructor Eyitayo Koleoso focuses on JSF and shows Java programmers how to use this platform to build robust, secure Java EE web applications. Discover how to set up a JSF project, build a JSF page using Facelets, use Ajax support in JSF, secure your JSF web app, combine JSF with other frameworks, and more.

Learning objectives
Why use JSF?
How JSF works
Using managed beans in JSF
Building a JSF page using Facelets
Using Ajax support in JSF
Processing complex data with JSF converters
Security in JSF
JSF and third-party component libraries

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Use JSF in your Java EE web applications

1. Web Application Development in JavaEE

02 - Servlets vs. JSP vs. Facelets
03 - What is JSF and why use it

2. Build Your First JSF Page

04 - Set up a JSF project in NetBeans
05 - Your first JSF page
06 - Finish your first JSF page
07 - How JSF works

3. Use Managed Beans in JSF

08 - What are managed beans
09 - Long-lived managed beans
10 - Short-lived managed beans
11 - Initializing data and lifecycle hooks
12 - Navigation and FacesContext object
13 - Injecting components into beans

4. Build a JSF Page Using Facelets

14 - Introduction to Facelets
15 - ViewAction and common properties
16 - Common input text components
17 - Selection components
18 - JSF file upload component
19 - Page layout components
20 - Display from data structures in Facelets
21 - Tables in JSF
22 - Links and buttons
23 - Display messages
24 - HTML5 markup and support in JSF
25 - Bind components to the backing bean
26 - Expression language in JSF
27 - Functional programming with EL

5. Use Ajax Support in JSF

28 - Basic Ajax in JSF
29 - Focused Ajax in JSF

6. Process Complex Data with JSF Converters

30 - Why you need converters
31 - JSF BigDecimalConverter
32 - JSF DateTimeConverter
33 - Custom JSF converters
34 - Custom JSF converters as managed beans

7. Protect Your Application with JSF Validation

35 - Basic validation in JSF
36 - Custom validation in JSF

8. Security in JSF

37 - JSF ViewState
38 - CSRF and XSS protection in JSF
39 - Source code protection

9. Combine JSF with Other Frameworks

40 - JSF and the Spring framework
41 - JSF and third-party component libraries

Conclusion

42 - Next steps