Summary

In this chapter, we covered how to develop web-based applications using JavaServer Faces, the standard component framework for the Java EE platform. We looked at how to write a simple application by creating pages using Facelets as the view technology and CDI named beans. We also covered how to validate user input by using JSF's standard validators, by creating our own custom validators or by writing validator methods. Additionally, we covered how to customize standard JSF error messages, both the message text and the message style (font, color, and such). Also, we covered how to develop Ajax-enabled JSF pages, as well as how to integrate JSF and HTML5.