Building, Packaging, Deploying, and Running the guessnumber Facelets Example

You can use either NetBeans IDE or Ant to build, package, deploy, and run the guessnumber example. The source code for this example is available in the tut-install/examples/web/guessnumber directory.

To Build, Package, and Deploy the guessnumber Example Using NetBeans IDE

1. In NetBeans IDE, select File->Open Project.

2. In the Open Project dialog, navigate to:

   tut-install/examples/web/

3. Select the guessnumber folder.

4. Select the Open as Main Project check box.

5. Click Open Project.

6. In the Projects tab, right-click the guessnumber project and select Deploy.

   This option builds and deploys the example application to your GlassFish Server instance.

To Build, Package, and Deploy the guessnumber Example Using Ant

1. In a terminal window, go to:

   tut-install/examples/web/guessnumber/

2. Type the following command:

   ant

   This command calls the default target, which builds and packages the application into a WAR file, guessnumber.war, that is located in the dist directory.

3. Make sure that the GlassFish Server is started.

4. To deploy the application, type the following command:

   ant deploy

To Run the guessnumber Example

1. Open a web browser.

2. Type the following URL in your web browser:

   http://localhost:8080/guessnumber

   The web page shown in Figure 5–1 appears.

   Figure 5–1 Running the guessnumber Application

   
   

3. In the text field, type a number from 0 to 10 and click Submit.

   Another page appears, reporting whether your guess is correct or incorrect.

4. If you guessed incorrectly, click the Back button to return to the main page.

   You can continue to guess until you get the correct answer.