Chapter 8. Backing not Baking: Bean Recipes

In this chapter, we will cover:

• Determining whether the current transaction has pending changes

• Using a custom af:table selection listener

• Using a custom af:query listener to allow execution of a custom application module operation

• Using a custom af:query operation listener to clear both the query criteria and results

• Using a session scope bean to preserve session-wide information

• Using an af:popup during long-running tasks

• Using an af:popup to handle pending changes

• Using an af:iterator to add pagination support to a collection

Introduction

Backing (also referred to as managed) beans are Java beans referenced by JSF pages in an ADF Fusion web application through Expression Language (EL). They are usually dedicated to providing specific functionality to the corresponding page. They are part of the ViewController layer in the Model-View-Controller architecture. Depending on their persistence in memory throughout the lifetime of the application, managed beans...