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JSF Development with ICEfaces Training in Wichita, Kansas

This comprehensive course puts the experienced Java developer in good position to build sophisticated web applications using JavaServer Faces and the ICEfaces component library.

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What you'll learn

This comprehensive course puts the experienced Java developer in good position to build sophisticated web applications using JavaServer Faces and the ICEfaces component library. A first module introduces the best-practice concepts of MVC architecture and command-object encapsulation that propel the JSF architecture. Students create JSF applications by organizing their pages as JSF component trees, and their server-side code as JSF managed beans and controllers. They add data-conversion and validation logic and generally get accustomed JSF programming practice. The second module begins with backgrounders in both JSF custom component architecture and Ajax development, as these are essential to understanding both the purpose and the design of ICEfaces. Then, the bulk of this module consists in practical, hands-on exercise with ICEfaces. We focus on Ajax -- partial submits and responses, and Ajax Push -- and other cross-cutting features of the framework. Then we survey the component library, drilling down on a few of the most interesting components and getting a feel for the capabilities of the library as a whole. By the end of the course students are building applications with popup calendars, modal dialogs, tabbed panes, tables, and other cutting-edge UI features.

Prerequisites

This course is intended primarily for experienced JSF application developers. Java programming experience is essential. JSP page-authoring experience is required. Servlets programming experience is recommended but not required. Basic knowledge of XML will be helpful, as will any previous experience with HTML.

Course Outline

Module 1. JavaServer Faces

Chapter 1. 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

Chapter 2. Lifecycle and Page Navigation

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

Chapter 3. 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

Chapter 4. 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

Chapter 5. 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

Chapter 6. Converters

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

Chapter 7. Validators

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

Module 2. ICEfaces

Chapter 1. Custom Components

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

Chapter 2. Ajax Applications

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

Chapter 3. 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

Chapter 4. ICEfaces Components

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

Appendix A. Learning Resources

Appendix B. JSF Quick Reference

JSF Custom Tags
Packages and Classes
JSF API: Finding Things
JSF API: Controllers, Converters, and Validators

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