Chapter 6. Creating the Start Page

You also need to create a start page as an entry point into the application.

In the Package Explorer view to the left, right-click jsfHello → WebContent and select New → JSP File
For Name type in index, for Template select New JSP File (html) and click the Finish button.

A JSP editor will open up on the newly created file.

In the Source part of the split screen, replace the contents of the file with the code below.

<!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en">
<html>
<head></head>
<body>
<jsp:forward page="/pages/inputname.jsf" />
</body>
</html>

Note the .jsf extension for the file name. This is a mapping defined in the web.xml file for the project for invoking JavaServer Faces when you run the application.

Select File → Save from the menu bar