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JSF 2.0: Getting Started
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Topics in This Section
• Overview of JSF 2.0
• Required software
– Installing Java SE 6
– Installing Eclipse 3.5
– Installing a server for JSF 2.0
• Tomcat 6 (also needs jsf-api.jar and jsf-impl.jar) or
(also needs jsf
and jsf
or
•Glassfish 3

• Testing projects
– Importing and testing an existing JSF 2.0 project
• Deploying on Tomcat and Glassfish

– Making your own JSF 2.0 project
your own JSF
project
– Adding code to your JSF 2.0 project
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• Summary of code in jsf-test project

© 2009 Marty Hall

Overview
Customized Java EE Training: http://courses.coreservlets.com/
Servlets, JSP, JSF 1.x & JSF 2.0, StrutsClassic & Struts 2, Ajax, GWT, Spring, Hibernate/JPA, Java 5 & 6.
Developed and taught by well-known author and developer. At public venues or onsite at your location.

Overview of JSF 2.0
• JSF 2.0 adds many new features
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Smart defaults
Annotations to replace many faces-config.xml entries
Ajax support
Integrated support for facelets
Simpler custom componentsMore components and validators
Support for Groovy
Ability to bookmark results pages
Lots more
more

• But, as of Fall 2009, JSF 2.0 was hard to test
– Simple installation and testing instructions hard to find

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• Rectifying this is the main point of this section
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• Next section gives a whirlwind tour of main new JSF 2 features
• Later sections give detailed tutorial onJSF 2.0

Software Needed: Summary
(Details in Later Sections)
(Details in Later Sections)
• To run on Tomcat 6
– Install Java
• Java 5 or later

– Install an IDE
• I use Eclipse 3.5

– Download Tomcat 6
• Or any server supporting
any server supporting
servlets 2.5

– Get JSF 2.0 JAR files
• jsf-api.jar, jsf-impl.jar
jsf
• Download from Project
Mojarra, put in WEBINF/lib folderof apps

– web.xml, faces-config.xml
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• Required entries shown
later in tutorial

• To run on Glassfish 3
– Install Java
• Java 6 or later

– Install an IDE
• I use Eclipse 3.5

– Download Glassfish 3
• Or any server supporting
any server supporting
Java EE 6

– No extra JAR files needed
• Java EE 6 has built-in
EE has built
support for JSF 2.0

– web.xml,faces-config.xml
• Required entries shown
entries shown
later in tutorial

Fast Start for Experts
• If you already know how to use Tomcat and
Eclipse
– Grab jsf-test.zip from online link
• http://www.coreservlets.com/JSF-Tutorial/jsf2/

– Deploy to Tomcat
– Run http://localhost/jsf-test/
– Use jsf-test.zip as starting point for your own JSF 2.0
apps. App already has:
• The two needed JAR files...