Questions tagged [faces-config]

The faces-config XML file is the standard JSF web application configuration file that contains various customization options for a JSF Web application. Everything from basic managed beans, navigation flows to advanced custom components that affect the inner workings of a JSF web application, like navigation handlers,el evaluators and localization configurations

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What is the use of faces-config.xml in JSF 2?

After the JSF 2 big support for annotations, I'm wondering what I would use the faces-config.xml for. What is its importance now? In other words, what are the configurations that can only be done through faces-config.xml and not via…
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Referenced file contains errors (jar:file:/.../plugins/org.jboss.tools.jst.web_3.5.0.Final-v20130717-0309-B75.jar!/catalog/web-facesconfig_2_2.xsd)

I make in JSF Project in eclipse and The file faces-config.xml give an error Referenced file contains errors (jar:file:/D:/eclips/eclipse k/plugins/org.jboss.tools.jst.web_3.5.0.Final-v20130717-0309-B75.jar!/catalog/web-facesconfig_2_2.xsd).…
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Changing faces-config.xml from 2.2 to 2.3 causes javax.el.PropertyNotFoundException: Target Unreachable, identifier 'bean' resolved to null

Have the following code snippets: Bean: import javax.faces.view.ViewScoped; import javax.inject.Named; @Named(value = "directoryBean") @ViewScoped public class DirectoryBean implements Serializable { private static final long serialVersionUID =…
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EL resolver in faces-config.xml

While working on a Spring-JSF integration, I'm seeing this entry in faces-config.xml. org.springframework.web.jsf.el.SpringBeanFacesELResolver Can someone explain what…
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faces-config.xml is config file

By default when we create a web application faces-config.xml doesnt created automatically. We must create him manually and as I understood faces-config.xml must be located strictly in WEB-INF. So, my question: Do I have to register faces-config.xml…
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JSF faces config file outside WEB-INF?

When creating multiple faces config files, it is correct to have the faces-config.xml outside of WEB-INF? The JSF spec does not seem to be very clear about this (Section 10.1.3) If yes, how should this faces-config.xml be declared in web.xml? the…
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How to register a (Component)SystemEventListener for all UIInputs

I am trying to have a custom SystemEventListener that registers for all instances of type UIInput and reacts to their postValidate-Events. Based on an example I found on the web I managed to get one running for HtmlInputText by registering it in the…
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jsf filter seems not to work

I was trying to create a secure login page with jsf, and I used these code snippets as the solution, found in this question. My problem is, that I can access the /restricted/secret.xhtml without logging in, there is no redirect it's like the filter…
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Fetch JSF Converter for class in ManagedBean (JSF 1.2)

I am stuck and need outside help from JSF experts with the following problem: I defined some converters in the faces-config.xml for specific classes so I don't have to use the converter-attribute or tag all the time. For example:
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The purpose of web.xml and faces-config.xml in Java EE?

I'm currently learning about JavaEE in school and haven't come across the meaning behind the web.xml file and the face-config.xml file. I know from my textbook "Core Java Server Faces" 3rd edition that the face-config file can have additional…
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Passing redirect-param in faces-config in jsf-2.2

In old jsf the following code was working /page1.xhtml true /page2.xhtml
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How to activate Faces configuration editor in Eclipse?

When I make a JSF2.0 project in eclipse, the opening of it's faces-config.xml file always starts the faces configuration editor. But now I have a Google AppEngine project and I have added JSF2 (and PrimeFaces) manually. And when I open the…
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How do I write and configure a custom facelet to override h:messages?

I am in the middle of rewriting a site that was originally written in Weblogic Beehive to JSF 2.0, and I'm running into an issue where I need to get the messages that the new site produces into a format that EXACTLY matches the output of the…
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Can we have multiple faces-config.xml files in our JSF application?

I am working on a project which has grown bigger and lots of works still remains. The thing is, the entries in my faces-config.xml has already spanned some 600 lines, and I fear it will double up in coming months. I was thinking if there might be…
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