What Is a JavaServer Faces Application?
JavaServer Faces applications are just like any other Java web application. They run in a servlet container, and they typically contain the following: • JavaBeans components containing application-specific functionality and data. • Event listeners. • Pages, such as JSP pages. • Server-side helper classes, such as database access beans. In addition to these items, a JavaServer Faces application also has: • A custom tag library for rendering UI components on a page. • A custom tag library for representing event handlers, validators, and other actions. • UI components represented as stateful objects on the server. • Backing beans, which define properties and functions for UI components. • Validators, converters, event listeners, and event handlers. • An application configuration resource file for configuring application resources.
