Compiling and Running the Page Navigation Example - Java

To compile the application, change to the JSFCh02c/WEB-INF/classes directory. If you are using Windows, type the following command:


javac -classpath ../lib/jsf-api.jar;../lib/jsfri. jar;../../../../common/lib/servlet-api.jar ch02c

Note that you need two library files in the lib directory and the servlet-api.jar file. In Tomcat 5, the servlet-api.jar file can be found in the common/lib directory of Tomcat’s home directory.

If you are using Linux/Unix, replace the semicolons that separate library files with colons:


javac -classpath ../lib/jsf-api.jar:../lib/jsfri. jar:../../../../common/lib/servlet-api.jar ch02c

To run the application, direct your browser to the following URL:


http://localhost:8080/JSFCh02c/faces/page1.jsp 



Figure 11 The survey page

You will see something similar to Figure 11.

Type something in both input boxes and click Submit. You will see a result similar to Figure 12 in your browser.

If you click the Go Back button in the second page (page2.jsp), you will go back to the first page. 

Figure 12 The response page

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