Learning Primefaces' Extensions Development - Softcover

Jonna, Sudheer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1783983248 ISBN 13: 9781783983247

Publisher: Packt Pub Ltd, 2014

Synopsis

Develop advanced frontend applications using PrimeFaces Extensions components and plugins

About This Book

• Learn how to utilize the enhanced Extensions' components in the existing or newly created PrimeFaces based applications
• Explore all the components major features with lots of example scenarios
• Features a systematic approach to teach a wide range of Extensions component features with the JobHub web application development

Who This Book Is For

If you are an intermediate to advanced level user (or developer) who already has a basic working knowledge of PrimeFaces, then this book is for you.

The only thing you need to know is Java Server Faces(JSF).

What You Will Learn

• Create frequently used enhanced form components and advanced editor components in the form filling applications
• Design the web page structure and improve the web user interface using screen blocking components
• Organize and manipulate events with time tracking components
• Generate a wide range of data reports in various file formats and image manipulation components
• Explore the extended data container, cascading components, and QR codes for e-commerce applications
• Enhance web development using utility components, exception handlers, and Maven plugins
• Learn more about the features of the PrimeFaces Extensions component library and their role in PrimeFaces application development

In Detail

PrimeFaces is a lightweight open source component suite for Java Server Faces (JSF), a Java-based web application framework. Java developers use PrimeFaces for front end UI development, and it can also be applied to both mobile and web applications. It allows users to customize, create, and further develop application features.

Learning PrimeFaces Extension Development will cover all the skills you require to start developing extended or advanced PrimeFaces applications in an easy manner. It will help you to setup, configure, learn and create Extension components with their various features. From looking at form and editor components, you then move on to deal with time tracking, extended data reporting, image components, and more to discover what the extensions library can offer. Using the JobHub application as its main example, this book will guide you through what you need to know to extend PrimeFaces the way you want to.

About this title

About the Author

Sudheer Jonna

Sudheer Jonna was born in Andhra Pradesh, India, in 1987. Currently, he is working as a software engineer in Chennai, India. He has completed his Master's degree in Computer Applications from JNTU University. In the last 3 years, he has worked on providing architectural designs and built various web applications based on Struts, JSF, Spring, jQuery, and JPA technologies. He is an experienced JSF and PrimeFaces expert. He has been working with the PrimeFaces component library since 2011. He is a committer/project member of the PrimeFaces and PrimeFaces Extensions open source projects. He is also a wellknown, recognized member of the PrimeFaces community over the last few years. Apart from the aforementioned technologies, he writes technical articles; is involved with online training, web application architectural design and development, and writing books and reviews (for Packt Publishing); and provides suggestions through forums and blogs. He is interested in the R&D of various popular JEE frameworks and many other technologies. Sudheer shares his knowledge through GitHub (https://github.com/sudheerj). You can follow him on Twitter (@SudheerJonna) and contact him at sudheer.jonna@gmail.com.

Edition details

• Publisher: Packt Pub Ltd
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1783983248
• ISBN 13: 9781783983247
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 192