Beginning JSF™ 2 APIs and JBoss® Seam Begin using the new JavaServer Faces (JSF)2 APIs available in the new Java EE 6 Platform

The Enterprise Java™ platform, Java EE 6, has gotten a facelift ... JavaServer™ Faces (JSF™) 2, is a big part of what’s new in Java EE 6! JSF 2, a significant upgrade from JSF 1.2, includes Facelets and integration/use options with a variety of web frameworks, including the popular JBoss® Seam and even the Spring Framework. Beginning JSF™ 2 APIs and JBoss® Seam gets you up to speed with the JSF 2.x API features and how they’re implemented using the latest Seam web framework. This quick–start tutorial is the fastest way to get started on JSF 2, Facelets, and Seam, and with it you’ll take the most useful features in the frameworks and apply them using best practices. You’ll learn to create and enhance an eShop using practical methods, and can re-purpose the template for your own personal and professional projects.

Getting Started with JSF.- Using Forms.- Validating Input.- Creating an E-shop.- Creating Custom Components.- Providing a Common Layout for Your Pages.- Building Interactive Pages with Ajax.- Using Conversations.- Supporting Other Languages.- Using JBoss Seam.

Kent Ka Iok Tong is manager of the IT department of the Macau Productivity and Technology Transfer Center. With a master's degree in computer science from the New South Wales University, Sydney, Australia, and having won the ""Macao Programming Competition (Open Category)"" in 1992, Kent has been involved in professional software development, training, and project management since 1993. He is the author of several popular books on web technologies, including Essential JSF, Facelets and Seam, Enjoying Web Development with Tapestry, Enjoying Web Development with Wicket, and Developing Web Services with Apache Axis 2.