[request_ebook] Beginning JSF 2 APIs and JBoss Seam

The Enterprise Java™ platform, Java EE 6, is getting a facelift … JavaServer™ Faces (JSF™) 2, is a big part of what’s new in Java EE 6! JSF 2, a significant upgrade from JSF 1.2, now includes Facelets and integration/use options with a variety of web frameworks, including the popular JBoss® Seam and even the Spring Framework.

Beginning JSF™ 2 APIs and JBoss® Seam gets you up to speed with the new JSF 2.x API features and how they’re implemented using the latest Seam web framework. This quick–start tutorial is the fastest way to get started on JSF 2, Facelets, and Seam, and with it you’ll take the most useful features in the frameworks and apply them using best practices.

You’ll learn to create and enhance an eShop using practical methods, and can repurpose the template for your own personal and professional projects.

What you’ll learn

• Get started with the new JSF 2 and its features, including forms, validations, and more.
• Create an eShop.
• Build interactive pages with Ajax.
• Incorporate the new JSF 2 feature, Facelets, as your standard view definition framework.
• Provide a common layout using Facelets.
• Apply and fine–tune your eShop application using the popular JSF–based web framework, JBoss Seam.

Who is this book for

This book is primarily for Java developers who need to develop an application in JSF but are just learning it. It also can be for Java developers who know JSF but would like to learn Facelets and Seam.

About the Apress Beginning Series

The Beginning series from Apress is the right choice to get the information you need to land that crucial entry–level job. These books will teach you a standard and important technology from the ground up because they are explicitly designed to take you from “novice to professional.” You’ll start your journey by seeing what you need to know—but without needless theory and filler. You’ll build your skill set by learning how to put together real–world projects step by step. So whether your goal is your next career challenge or a new learning opportunity, the Beginning series from Apress will take you there—it is your trusted guide through unfamiliar territory!

Kent Ka Iok Tong is the manager of the IT department of the Macau Productivity and Technology Transfer Center. With a master’s degree in computer science from the New South Wales University, Sydney, Australia, and having won the “Macao Programming Competition (Open Category)” in 1992, Kent has been involved in professional software development, training, and project management since 1993. He is the author of several popular books on web technologies including Essential JSF, Facelets and Seam, Enjoying Web Development with Tapestry, Enjoying Web Development with Wicket, and Developing Web Services with Apache Axis 2.