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RichFaces 4 is a component library for JavaServer Faces, and an advanced framework for easily integrating AJAX capabilities into business applications. It lets you quickly develop next-generation web applications based on JSF 2/Ajax.

In this definitive RichFaces 4 book, instead of using JBoss Tools, the author bases all examples on Maven so that any IDE can be used-whether it´s NetBeans, Eclipse, JBoss or even Spring.

Practical RichFaces also describes how to best take advantage of RichFaces-the integration of the Ajax4jsf and RichFaces libraries-to create flexible and powerful programs. Assuming some JSF background, it shows how you can radically reduce programming time and effort to create rich AJAX-based applications.

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The Basics
Getting Started
a4j: Tags, Features and Concepts
Getting Started with Rich Components
Rich Input and Select Components
Rich Panel and Output Components
Rich Data Iteration Components
Rich Menu Components
Rich Tree Components
Rich Drag-and-Drop Components
Rich Validation
Rich Components JavaScript API, Client Functions, and Using jQuery
Skins
RichFaces CDK: Building Custom Components

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Max Katz is a Senior Systems Engineer and Developer Advocate at Exadel. Max is a well-known speaker appearing at many conferences, webinars, and JUG meetings. Max leads Exadel s RIA and mobile strategy. Part of this role is working as the Developer Advocate for Tiggr Mobile Apps Builder (gotiggr.com), a cloud-based application for building mobile Web and native apps for any device. In addition, Max leads Exadel s open source projects (exadel.org) such as Fiji, Flamingo, and JavaFX Plug-in for Eclipse. Max has been involved with RichFaces since its inception, publishing numerous articles, providing consulting and training, and authoring the book Practical RichFaces (Apress, 2008). Max also co-authored the DZone RichFaces 3 Refcard and the DZone RichFaces 4 Refcard. You can find Max´s writings about RIA and mobile technologies on his blog, mkblog.exadel.com, and you can find his thoughts about these topics and others on Twitter at @maxkatz. Max holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of California, Davis and an MBA from Golden Gate University.

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