ADF Faces is a rich set of UI components based on the JavaServer Faces specification. The donation was originally part of Oracle Application Development Framework (ADF). This annoucement is expected to give a boost to the Apache MyFaces project.

Oracle Application Development Framework (ADF) is a comprehensive productivity layer for J2EE developers. ADF Faces is the ADF view technology based on JavaServer Faces (JSF). Oracle ADF Faces is a rich set of JSR-127 compliant UI components.

Essentially anyone who downloads ADF Faces from Apache gets the following free of charge:

• File upload support
• Client-side validation
• Partial rendering of a page (AJAX-style)
• Data tables
• Hierarchical tables
• Color/date pickers
• Progress indicators
• Menu tabs/buttons
• Wizards
• Internationalization and accessibility

Source: Oracle’s ADF Faces donation to Apache – FAQ

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Written by Content Team on January 23, 2006      Print