<P style="MARGIN: 0px">JavaServer Faces (JSF) is the standard Java EE technology for building web user interfaces. It provides a powerful framework for developing server-side applications, allowing you to cleanly separate visual presentation and application logic. JSF 2.0 is a major upgrade, which not only adds many useful features but also greatly simplifies the programming model by using annotations and “convention over configuration” for common tasks.</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">To help you quickly tap into the power of JSF 2.0, the third edition of <B><I><B>Core JavaServer™ Faces</B></I></B> has been completely updated to make optimum use of all the new features. The book includes</P> <UL> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Three totally new chapters on using Facelets tags for templating, building composite components, and developing Ajax applications</DIV></LI> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Guidance on building robust applications with minimal hand coding and maximum productivity–without requiring any knowledge of servlets or other low-level “plumbing”</DIV></LI> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">A complete explanation of the basic building blocks–from using standard JSF tags, to working with data tables, and converting and validating input</DIV></LI> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Coverage of advanced tasks, such as event handling, extending the JSF framework, and connecting to external services</DIV></LI> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Solutions to a variety of common challenges, including notes on debugging and troubleshooting, in addition to implementation details and working code for features that are missing from JSF</DIV></LI> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Proven solutions, hints, tips, and “how-tos” show you how to use JSF effectively in your development projects</DIV></LI></UL> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"><B><I><B>Core JavaServer™ Faces, Third Edition,</B></I></B> provides everything you need to master the powerful and time-saving features of JSF 2.0 and is the perfect guide for programmers developing Java EE 6 web apps on Glassfish or another Java EE 6-compliant application servers, as well as servlet runners such as Tomcat 6.</P>