Display dynamic information on Web pages with JavaServer Faces

This tutorial teaches you how to design a dynamic Web site that functions as a newspaper's classified advertising section. The Web site is a complete J2EE Web application that uses JavaServer Faces (JSF) components and Service Data Objects (SDO). This application uses JSF technology to create dynamic Web pages that link to a database that stores classified advertising data. By dragging JSF components onto your pages, you can create a JSF Web application known as a CRUD application because it can create, read, update, and delete records from a database. Site users can use these functions to manage the classified ads in the database.

Learning objectives

This tutorial is divided into two modules, each with its own learning objectives. You can choose to complete either or both modules. Within each module, you must complete the exercises in order for the Web site to work properly.

Module 1: Create Web pages with data connections

This module teaches you how to set up a connection to a database and display the information from the database on a Web page. In this module, you will:

Connect Web pages to a database.
Create pages that display, create, edit, and delete records from the database.
Send data from one page to another

Module 2: Add advanced features

This module teaches you more powerful ways to use data from a database. In this module, you will:

Format database records on a Web page
Add a component that allows uploading files to a database from a Web page
Navigate from page to page automatically
Automate some database administration tasks

When you are ready, begin Module 1: Creating Web pages with data connections.

Time required

Total: 3 hours and 30 minutes

Module 1: 2 hours

Module 2: 1 hour and 30 minutes