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Figure 85 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 with the Java Beans naming conventions. For a JSF application to refer to its Java classes,
their methods and properties, it must be available in the Java classpath and registered in the
faces-config.xml ().
For information on faces-config.xml, see “Creating the Configuration File” (page 275).
Creating the Managed Beans, involves the following activities:
1. “Creating a New Package” (page 271)
2. “Creating a New Java Class File” (page 272)
3. “Modifying the Java Class File” (page 273)
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 86 shows the New Java Package dialog box.
Overview of SkinSelector 271