Transcript Java Server Faces

Tony Nguyen
Architecture
 Advantages
 Disadvantages
 Setup JSF Environment
 JSF & Database
 Conclusion
 Demo
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Architecture
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A standard API for creating Java Web Application GUIs.
Allow Java programmers to develop application without HTTP details and
integrate it with user interface through event-driven model.
JSF based on Model-View-Controller (MVC) design pattern.
Drag and drop UI components to build web application.
(EIS)
Advantages
Less code.
 Custom GUI controls.
 Form validation.
 Event handling.
 Managed beans.
 Expression Language.
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Disadvantages
Less transparent.
 Harder to learn.
 Not enough documentation.
 Rigid approach.
 Undeveloped tool support.
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JSF & Event Driven
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<h:form>
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<!-- For non graphical browsers -->
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<p>Example of <code>commandLink</code></p>
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<h:panelGrid id="links" columns="4"
summary="#{bundle.chooseLocale}"
title="#{bundle.chooseLocale}" >
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<h:commandLink id="NAmerica" action="storeFront"
actionListener="#{carstore.chooseLocaleFromLink}">
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<h:outputText value="#{bundle.english}" />
</h:commandLink>
</h:panelGrid>
</h:form>
Expression Language
<c:if test=“${result.rowCount == 0}”>
Sorry, no products match your criteria
</c:if>
<c:if test=“${result.rowCount != 0}”>
These products were found
<ul>
<c:forEach items=“${result.rows}” var=“row”>
<li>${row.prodName}</li>
</c:forEach>
</ul>
</c:if>
Setup JSF Environment
Java 2 Software Development Kit.
 Enabled web-server Tomcat 5.
 JSF 1.0 implementation(Sun’s
Reference Implementation).
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JSF & Database
Standard JDBC
 JSTL
 Hibernate
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Conclusion
JSF can provide many useful features
for developing complex GUIs and
handling events.
 MVC for web development.
 Huge industry and vendor support.
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References
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http://myfaces.apache.org/download.html
http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/jdev/co
llateral/4gl/papers/JSF_For_4gl.pdf
http://www.roseindia.net/jsf/whatisjsf.shtml
http://jlbtc.eduunix.cn/index/html/java/OReilly.Java.
Enterprise.in.a.Nutshell.3rd.Edition.Nov.2005/0596
101422/javaentnut3-CHP-5-SECT-3.html
http://www.codeguru.com/cpp/data/mfc_database/
sqlserver/article.php/c10079/#more
http://www.geekinterview.com/question_details/367
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