Chapter 1, Using Standard and Custom Converters in JSF covers the standard and custom converters in JSF. We start with implicit and explicit conversion examples, then move on to creating and using custom converters, and we end up with client-side converters using MyFaces Trinidad.

Chapter 2, Using Standard and Custom Validators in JSF continues with standard and custom validators. We see how to use a standard validator, how to create and use custom validators, and how to use RichFaces and Apache MyFaces validators. We also present the new JSF 2.0 validators, such as f:validateRegex and f:validateRequired.

Chapter 3, File Management discusses file management issues. You will see different methods for downloading and uploading files, learn how to use JSF Core, RichFaces, PrimeFaces, and Apache Tomahawk. In addition, you will see how to export data to PDF and Excel, and how to extract data from an uploaded CSV file.

Chapter 4, Security covers some security issues. You will see how to use the JSF Security project without JAAS Roles, use secured managed beans with JSF Security, and use Acegi/Spring security in JSF applications.

Chapter 5, Custom Components discusses custom components in JSF. You will see how to build different kinds of custom components in JSF 2.0, Archetypes for Maven, JSF and Dojo and more.

Chapter 6, AJAX in JSF starts with the f:ajax tag, continues with Dynamic Faces, RichFaces, ajax4jsf, and ends up with PrimeFaces and learning to write reusable AJAX components.

Chapter 7, Internationalization and Localization covers internationalization and localization. We will see how to load message resource bundles on JSF pages and how to use locales and message resource bundles. We then move on to parameterized messages, learning how to display Arabic, Chinese, Russian, and so on and how to select time zones in JSF 2.0.

Chapter 8, JSF, Images, CSS, and JS discusses JSF with images, CSS, JS, and RSS. We will integrate JS with JSF, pass values between JS and JSF, crop images, work with dynamic images, work with pop-up windows, RSS support, and so on.

Chapter 9, JSF—Managing and Testing starts with Faces Console, and moves on to JSFUnit and JMeter.

Chapter 10, Facelets covers Facelets recipes. You will see how to work with aliasing components, templates, composition components, passing actions, and sub-elements to composition components.

Chapter 11, JSF 2.0 Features presents some of the most relevant JSF 2.0 features, such as annotations, exception handling mechanism, declarative event handling, URLs based on specified navigation outcome, JSF view parameters, JSF 2.0, and navigation cases.

Chapter 12, Mixing JSF with Other Technologies discusses mixing JSF with other important technologies, such as Spring, Seam, JSTL, Hibernate, and EJB (JPA).

Appendix, Configuring JSF-related Technologies talks about the issues when a JSF-related technology gets into the equation. You need to add some specific configuration, you have to create a "bridge" between JSF and the technology used. This appendix contains the configurations for a few technologies.

For performing the recipes from this book you will need the following technologies:

Also, depending on the recipe, you may also need one of the following technologies:

This book is for two types of audience:

In this book, you will find a number of styles of text that distinguish between different kinds of information. Here are some examples of these styles, and an explanation of their meaning.

Code words in text are shown as follows: "Validation can be performed only on UIInput components or components whose classes extend UIInput."

A block of code is set as follows:

</h:inputText>
  <h:message showSummary="true" showDetail="false" for="userNameID" 
             style="color: red; text-decoration:overline"/>
  <br />

When we wish to draw your attention to a particular part of a code block, the relevant lines or items are set in bold:

<h:inputText id="userNameID" required="true" 
             value="#{userBean.firstName}">
  <f:validateLength minimum="5" maximum="25" />
</h:inputText> 

Any command-line input or output is written as follows:

SET PATH = "C:\Packt\JSFKit\apache-maven-2.2.1\bin"

New terms and important words are shown in bold. Words that you see on the screen, in menus or dialog boxes for example, appear in the text like this: "When you get the BUILD SUCCESSFUL message, you should find a JAR file".

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