14. Learning Java: JSF, part 2 – a rant

JavaServer Faces Technology again. Today I could not get much. Only few things in JSF. Created new class in Java then called that in faces-config.xml in request scope. After that used the properties and methods in JSP page. The problem I faced, was faces-config.xml has not came automatically into the structure. I need to manually add the file. Where is missed?

JSF files order

Here is JSF sample application, I have made. At the time of project creation, JavaServer Faces Technology framework need to select.

File Name:calc.java


/*
 * To change this template, choose Tools | Templates
 * and open the template in the editor.
 */
package newPackage;
import java.math.BigInteger;
/**
 *
 * @author satya
 */
public class calc {
    private int first, second, result;
    /**
     * @return the first
     */
    public int getFirst() {
        return first;
    }
    /**
     * @param first the first to set
     */
    public void setFirst(int first) {
        this.first = first;
    }
    /**
     * @return the second
     */
    public int getSecond() {
        return second;
    }
    /**
     * @param second the second to set
     */
    public void setSecond(int second) {
        this.second = second;
    }
    /**
     * @return the result
     */
    public int getResult() {
        return this.result;
    }
    public String Addition() {
        this.result = (this.first + this.second);
        try {
            //// curently there is not change of fail as 1st and 2nd param takes int only
            // for testing hardcode any string inside test. so you can see Failure.jsp page
            Integer.valueOf(this.result);
            return "success"; // <from-outcome>success</from-outcome>
        }
        catch (Exception e) {
            return "failure";
        }
    }
}

FileName:faces-config.xml


<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
<!-- =========== FULL CONFIGURATION FILE ================================== -->
<faces-config version="1.2"
    xmlns="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee"
    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
    xsi:schemaLocation="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee/web-facesconfig_1_2.xsd">
<managed-bean>
<managed-bean-name>calc</managed-bean-name>
<managed-bean-class>newPackage.calc</managed-bean-class>
<managed-bean-scope>request</managed-bean-scope>
</managed-bean>
<navigation-rule>
    <from-view-id>/welcomeJSF.jsp</from-view-id>
    <navigation-case>
        <from-outcome>success</from-outcome>
        <to-view-id>/Result.jsp</to-view-id>
    </navigation-case>
</navigation-rule>
<navigation-rule>
    <from-view-id>/welcomeJSF.jsp</from-view-id>
    <navigation-case>
        <from-outcome>failure</from-outcome>
        <to-view-id>/Failure.jsp</to-view-id>
    </navigation-case>
</navigation-rule>
</faces-config>

FileName: welcomeJSF.jsp:
Two libraries are added using Add library.


<%@page contentType="text/html" pageEncoding="UTF-8"%>
<%@taglib prefix="f" uri="http://java.sun.com/jsf/core"%>
<%@taglib prefix="h" uri="http://java.sun.com/jsf/html"%>
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"
   "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">
<%--
    This file is an entry point for JavaServer Faces application.
--%>
<f:view>
    <html>
        <head>
            <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"/>
            <title>JSP Page</title>
        </head>
        <body>
            <h1><h:outputText value="JavaServer Faces"/></h1>
            <h:form>
                <h:outputLabel value="First Number"></h:outputLabel>
                <h:inputText value="#{calc.first}" />
                <br/>
                <h:outputLabel value="Second Number"></h:outputLabel>
                <h:inputText value="#{calc.second}" />
                <br/>
                <h:panelGroup>
                    <h:commandButton value="Add" action="#{calc.Addition}" />
                </h:panelGroup>
            </h:form>
        </body>
    </html>
</f:view>

FileName: Result.jsp:


<%--
    Document   : Result
    Created on : Oct 6, 2010, 12:38:50 AM
    Author     : satya
--%>
<%@taglib prefix="f" uri="http://java.sun.com/jsf/core" %>
<%@taglib prefix="h" uri="http://java.sun.com/jsf/html" %>
<%@page contentType="text/html" pageEncoding="UTF-8"%>
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"
   "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">
<f:view>
<html>
    <head>
        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
        <title>JSP Page</title>
    </head>
    <body>
        <h1>Hello World!</h1>
        <h:outputLabel value="First Number" />:
        <h:outputText value="#{calc.first}"/>
        <br/>
        <h:outputText value="Second Number"/>:
        <h:outputText value="#{calc.second}"/>
        <br/>
        <h:outputLabel value="Result"/>:
        <h:outputText value="#{calc.result}"/>
    </body>
</html>
</f:view>

FileName: failure.jsp


<%--
    Document   : failure
    Created on : Oct 6, 2010, 1:20:06 AM
    Author     : satya
--%>
<%@page contentType="text/html" pageEncoding="UTF-8"%>
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"
   "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">
<html>
    <head>
        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
        <title>JSP Page</title>
    </head>
    <body>
        <h1> Calc failed!</h1>
    </body>
</html>

This was all from a JSF learner.

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14. Learning Java: JSF, part 2 – a rant