Building Custom Java Server Face UI Components

One of the key strengths of JavaServer Faces (JSF) is that not only does it provide substantial technology for easy, out of the box component based J2EE Web applications assembly, but it also is a very flexible API which allows for a wide breadth of customizations in numerous and innovative ways. This article, by Chris Schalk in TSS, introduces and explores the component developer's experience of building custom JSF user interface (UI) components.