Java Server Faces Training

NJMVCOpenSource User Group

Required Study Materials: Java Server Faces in Action

Required Reading: Chapter 1 Introducing Java Server Faces

The following topics will be discussed at the Chapter 1 meeting.

Discussion Questions:

•  What is Model 2 and how does it relate to JSF?

•  What is a UI Component?

•  How can you use JSF to create UI components?

•  How does JSF fit into a service based web architecture?

• What is the basic structure of a JSF page?

• How do you interact with the Model layer in JSF (how do you bind components to your model?

• Name 4 UI components available in JSF.

• What is the faces-config.xml file used for?

• How do you configure you web application to use JSF?  

• Is JSF a replacement for Struts?

• What is the FacesContext?

• How can web applications be described as a stack of services?  How does JSF fit into this Stack?