26. JavaServer™ Faces Web Apps: Part 1

If any man will draw up his case, and put his name at the foot of the first page, I will give him an immediate reply. Where he compels me to turn over the sheet, he must wait my leisure.

—Lord Sandwich

Rule One: Our client is always right. Rule Two: If you think our client is wrong, see Rule One.

—Anonymous

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—Dante Alighieri

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—Ralph Waldo Emerson

Objectives

In this chapter you’ll learn:

• To create JavaServer Faces web apps.

• To create web apps consisting of multiple pages.

• To validate user input on a web page.

• To maintain user-specific state information throughout a web app with session tracking.