Chapter 3 Key Concepts
The JSF application framework provides the foundation for any ICEfaces application. As such, an ICEfaces application page is composed of a JSF component tree that represents the presentation for that page, and the backing beans that contain the application data model and business logic. All standard JSF mechanisms such as validation, conversion, and event processing are available to the ICEfaces application developer, and the standard JSF lifecycle applies. The following sections explore some of the key concepts and mechanisms that ICEfaces brings to the application developer.
