RichFaces

Besides UI components, the platform also includes advanced support and documentation for the app skinnability and JSF applications.

RichFaces is practically one of the best AJAX UI packages that exist in the Java world.

What is new in this release:

• JSF 2.2 compatibility
• Chart components
• Component improvements
• Select component with autocomplete
• Built-in sorting and filtering of the DataTable
• Push with web-sockets
• Fileupload
• A new ExtendedPartialViewContext
• A bug with Mojarra

What is new in version 4.5.4:

• JSF 2.2 compatibility
• Chart components
• Component improvements
• Select component with autocomplete
• Built-in sorting and filtering of the DataTable
• Push with web-sockets
• Fileupload
• A new ExtendedPartialViewContext
• A bug with Mojarra

What is new in version 4.5.2:

• JSF 2.2 compatibility
• Chart components
• Component improvements
• Select component with autocomplete
• Built-in sorting and filtering of the DataTable
• Push with web-sockets
• Fileupload
• A new ExtendedPartialViewContext
• A bug with Mojarra

What is new in version 4.2.2:

• Xcss2EcssConverter error handling f:importResource.
• Attachment using target not works if tooltip defined before the component to which it attaches.

What is new in version 4.2.0:

• Push (a4j:push) API changes.
• Resource Loading improvements.
• Skinning changes.
• A number of miscellaneous fixes.
• New components (ported from RichFaces 3).

What is new in version 4.0:

• Client-side validation, expanding JSR 303 Bean Validation all the way to the browser.
• Advanced queueing to match the high performance requirements of real world enterprise applications.
• Push component upgrades including JavaMessaging Service (JMS) integrations, and various transport mechanisms based on browser support.
• Our own Component Development Kit (CDK).
• Comprehensive documentation covering development best practices, and component details.
• Detailed and automated testing facilities for components, actions, listeners, and pages.
• Broad cross-browser support
• Large and active community at its foundation!