Manual

Figure 13-14 Project Explorer View
Creating the Managed Beans
A managed bean is a Java class for JSF applications. It is a Plain-Old Java Object (POJO) that
conforms to Java Beans naming conventions. For a JSF application to refer to its Java classes,
their methods and properties, it has to be available in the Java classpath and registered in the
faces-config.xml ().
NOTE: faces-config.xml is described in the Creating the Configuration File section.
Creating the Managed Beans, involves the following activities:
1. Creating a New Package
2. Creating a New Java Class File
3. Modifying the Java Class File
Creating a New Package
To create a new package named coreservlets, complete the following steps:
1. On the Project Explorer frame, right-click SkinSelector, and select New > Package.
The New Java Package dialog box appears.
2. In the Source folder, select SkinSelector/src and enter the Name as coreservlets.
Figure 13-15 shows the New Java Package dialog box.
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