So, a little while ago I was attempting to use JSF’s Facelets <ui:repeat> tag, as a replacement for <h:dataTable>, but difficulty came when I needed to process actions on individual records of each row.

<ui:repeat> allows iteration over a List of Array[] of items, but it does not provide a method of discovering the “selected” or “actioned” row; there’s no way to discover the row the user is interacting with. Or is there?
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Are you using PrettyFaces on a project you can share about?

Looking for real-world experiences:

• How has PrettyFaces helped you or your team?
• What would you change if you could (you can)?
• If you would like to share, show us your work of art!

Email to: lincoln@ocpsoft.com

Thank you!

PS – In addition: If you’d like to be added to our new “People using PrettyFaces” page, also send a logo and a short description of your product or company!

PrettyFaces:

A new version of PrettyFaces for JSF1.1 (historical support) is now available for download. This version is feature-complete, but we are looking for feedback on compatibility and functionality that may be broken with various implementations, so please post comments!
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Several things that make life painful with Facelets are fixed with JSF2 & EzComp. Take a look at some of the nicer things to come:

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PrettyFaces:

Version 1.2.3_GA: binary, source, documentation (stable)
Minor Release: 20090415

1. Added optional <action onPostback=”false”> boolean flag to prevent action methods from being called on form postback. Defaults to true;
2. Added optional <query-param decode=”false”> to prevent java.net.URLDecode.decode() from being called on a specific managed query-parameter. Defaults to true;
3. Added unit tests for several critical classes.
4. Minor to moderate refactoring of PrettyFilter/PrettyContext

PrettyFaces:

Version 1.2.3_RC2: binary, source, documentation (stable)
Minor Release: 20090331

1. Servlet forwards are working

PrettyFaces:

Version 1.2.3_RC1: binary, source, documentation (stable)
Minor Release: 20090319

1. Managed query-params now accept multiple parameters of the same name: E.g.: String[] names — would accept a list of parameters (with the same name) from the request
2. Enhanced configuration loading — PrettyFaces now looks for /META-INF/pretty-config.xml by default, in addition to accepting a comma-separated list of user config-files in the web.xml init param: com.ocpsoft.pretty.CONFIG_FILES — submitted by Aleksei Valikov
3. JSP support for standard attributes on the pretty:link tag has been fixed. The pretty link will now accept style=’mystyle’ and other attributes — from Derek Hollis at OcpSoft

Configuration

Setting up PrettyFaces is simple.
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Tutorial Chapter 1 – Step By Step

Getting started with Hibernate can be tricky, but here’s a step-by-step tutorial that explains exactly what needs to be done to enable your application for hibernate. This chapter covers very basic mapping and persistence.

Download the following archives:

• Hibernate Core (3.3.0_CR1)
• Hibernate Annotations (3.4.0_CR1)
• HSQLDB (1.8.0.10), a lightweight in-memory RDBMS (or use the database of your choice)

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A new release of the PrettyFaces JSF extension for Bookmarkable/Pretty URLs is now availible for download. This release includes several new features.
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