ICEfaces Training: Introduction to JSF Development with ICEfaces

Course Number: JSF-120
Duration: 4 days
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ICEfaces Training Overview

Accelebrate's ICEfaces Training: Introduction to JSF Development with ICEfaces teaches attendees how to use JSF and ICEfaces to build data-driven Ajax applications.

Location and Pricing

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ICEfaces Training Prerequisites

This course presumes substantial prior development experience with Java^® SE and JSP.

Hands-on/Lecture Ratio

This ICEfaces training class is 60% hands-on, 40% lecture, with the longest lecture segments lasting for 20 minutes.

ICEfaces Training Materials

All attendees receive comprehensive courseware covering all topics in the course.

Software Needed on Each Student PC

Please contact us for a detailed setup sheet for this ICEfaces training class.

ICEfaces Training Objectives

Understand the purpose and scope of the JSF architecture
Build Web applications using JSF's FacesServlet, faces-config.xml, and the JSF request/response lifecycle
Use the JSF custom tag libraries to build JSF views as JSPs
Use managed beans to encapsulate not only server-side form handling but also client-side presentation logic
Implement control logic as JSF event listeners or action methods
Use validators and converters to implement a validation phase for a JSF application
Integrate ICEfaces into JSF applications
Use partial submits and responses to implement auto-completes, form updates, and other Ajax features
Make judicious use of Ajax Push to implement asynchronous updates from the application to existing JSF views
Use popup calendars, menus, charts, and other UI components to enhance the look and feel of JSF views
Use tabbed panes, splitters, and other layout management tools
Use modal dialogs for a more seamless user experience

ICEfaces Training Outline

Overview

Java EE and Web Applications
Perspectives: Servlets and JSP
The Model/View/Controller Pattern
Perspectives: MVC Frameworks
The Command Pattern
Perspectives: AWT and JFC
JSF Value Proposition
JSF Configuration

Life Cycle and Page Navigation

The JSF Request/Response Cycle
Lifecycle Phases
The FacesContext Class
Who Does What
View Selection
Navigation Rules
Outcomes

User Interface Components

The Composite View Pattern
The UIComponent Class
Behavioral Interfaces
The Core and HTML Tag Libraries
Relationship to CSS
ID, Client ID, and Label
The UISelectItem(s) Class
Navigating the UI Tree

Managed Beans

JavaBeans and JSF
Backing Beans
The Factory Pattern
Managed Beans
Coarse-Grained Beans
The Unified Expression Language
Value Expressions
Dependency Injection
Bean Scopes

Events and Controllers

The Observer Pattern
JSF Event Model
Event Types and Timing
Event Queueing
ActionEvent and ActionListener
Action Methods
Connecting Controllers to Beans
Dynamic Outcomes
ValueChangeEvent and ValueChangeListener
Limitations of FacesListeners

Converters

The Adapter Pattern
The Converter Interface
Standard Converters
Working with Enumerated Types
Timing of Conversion
Custom Converters
Configuring Converters

Validators

Validating Input
The Validator Interface
Standard Validators
Producing Error Messages
Message Keys
Presenting Error Messages
Custom Validators
Validating Multiple Inputs
Using a PhaseListener

Custom Components

UI Component Libraries
Using a Custom Component Library
The Components of a Component
Delivering JavaScript
Blending Client- and Server-Side Logic

Ajax Applications

What is Ajax?
Request Formats
Asynchronous Response Handling
Alternatives: XMLHttpRequest
Alternatives: Direct Web Remoting
JSF for Ajax
ICEfaces

ICEfaces Architecture

The ICEfaces Value Proposition
Acquiring and Configuring ICEfaces
PersistentFacesServlet and BlockingServlet
JSP, JSP Documents, and Facelets
Ajax via "Parital Submit"
Ajax Push: RenderManager vs. SessionRenderer
Drag and Drop
Security Features

Components

Extended Components
Custom Components
Layout Managers
Component Stylesheets
<ice:dataTable>
<ice:selectDateInput>
<ice:panelTooltip>
<ice:panelPopup>
<ice:panelTabSet>
<ice:outputChart>
Visual Effects

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