Deprecated API

Contents

• Deprecated Classes
• Deprecated Exceptions
• Deprecated Fields
• Deprecated Methods

Deprecated Classes

javax.faces.webapp.AttributeTag
The Faces implementation must now provide the implementation for this class.

javax.faces.webapp.ConverterTag
This has been partially replaced by ConverterELTag. The remainder of the functionality, namely, the binding facility and the implementation of the ConverterTag.createConverter() method, is now an implementation detail.

javax.faces.el.MethodBinding
This has been replaced by MethodExpression.

javax.faces.el.PropertyResolver
This has been replaced by ELResolver.

javax.faces.application.StateManager.SerializedView
This class was not marked Serializable in the 1.0 version of the spec. It was also not a static inner class, so it can't be made to be Serializable. Therefore, it is being deprecated in version 1.2 of the spec. The replacement is to use an implementation dependent Object.

javax.faces.webapp.UIComponentBodyTag
All component tags now implement BodyTag. This class has been replaced by UIComponentELTag.

javax.faces.webapp.UIComponentTag
Use of this class has been replaced with UIComponentELTag, which extends UIComponentClassicTagBase to add properties that use the EL API introduced as part of JSP 2.1.

javax.faces.webapp.ValidatorTag
This has been partially replaced by ValidatorELTag. The remainder of the functionality, namely, the binding facility and the implementation of the ValidatorTag.createValidator() method, is now an implementation detail.

javax.faces.el.ValueBinding
This has been replaced by ValueExpression.

javax.faces.el.VariableResolver
This has been replaced by ELResolver when operating with a null base argument.

Deprecated Exceptions

javax.faces.el.EvaluationException
This has been replaced by ELException.

javax.faces.el.MethodNotFoundException
This has been replaced by MethodNotFoundException.

javax.faces.el.PropertyNotFoundException
This has been replaced by PropertyNotFoundException.

javax.faces.el.ReferenceSyntaxException
This has been replaced by ELException.

Deprecated Fields

javax.faces.validator.Validator.NOT_IN_RANGE_MESSAGE_ID
Use DoubleRangeValidator.NOT_IN_RANGE_MESSAGE_ID or LongRangeValidator.NOT_IN_RANGE_MESSAGE_ID instead.

Deprecated Methods

javax.faces.application.Application.createComponent(ValueBinding, FacesContext, String)
This has been replaced by Application.createComponent(javax.el.ValueExpression,javax.faces.context.FacesContext,java.lang.String).

javax.faces.application.Application.createMethodBinding(String, Class[])
This has been replaced by calling Application.getExpressionFactory() then ExpressionFactory.createMethodExpression(javax.el.ELContext, java.lang.String, java.lang.Class, java.lang.Class[]).

javax.faces.application.Application.createValueBinding(String)
This has been replaced by calling Application.getExpressionFactory() then ExpressionFactory.createValueExpression(javax.el.ELContext, java.lang.String, java.lang.Class).

javax.faces.webapp.UIComponentClassicTagBase.encodeBegin()
No encoding is done during JSP page execution. Encoding is deferred until the page has completed executing to allow the entire tree to be built before any encoding occurs.

javax.faces.webapp.UIComponentClassicTagBase.encodeChildren()
No encoding is done during JSP page execution. Encoding is deferred until the page has completed executing to allow the entire tree to be built before any encoding occurs.

javax.faces.webapp.UIComponentClassicTagBase.encodeEnd()
No encoding is done during JSP page execution. Encoding is deferred until the page has completed executing to allow the entire tree to be built before any encoding occurs.

javax.faces.component.ActionSource.getAction()
This has been replaced by ActionSource2.getActionExpression().

javax.faces.component.UICommand.getAction()
This has been replaced by UICommand.getActionExpression().

javax.faces.component.ActionSource.getActionListener()
Use ActionSource.getActionListeners() instead.

javax.faces.component.UICommand.getActionListener()
Use UICommand.getActionListeners() instead.

javax.faces.render.ResponseStateManager.getComponentStateToRestore(FacesContext)
This method has been replaced by ResponseStateManager.getState(javax.faces.context.FacesContext, java.lang.String). The default implementation returns null.

javax.faces.application.StateManager.getComponentStateToSave(FacesContext)
the distinction between tree structure and component state is now an implementation detail. The default implementation returns null.

javax.faces.application.Application.getPropertyResolver()
This has been replaced by Application.getELResolver().

javax.faces.render.ResponseStateManager.getTreeStructureToRestore(FacesContext, String)
This method has been replaced by ResponseStateManager.getState(javax.faces.context.FacesContext, java.lang.String). The default implementation returns null.

javax.faces.application.StateManager.getTreeStructureToSave(FacesContext)
the distinction between tree structure and component state is now an implementation detail. The default implementation returns null.

javax.faces.component.EditableValueHolder.getValidator()
EditableValueHolder.getValidators() should be used instead.

javax.faces.component.UIInput.getValidator()
UIInput.getValidators() should be used instead.

javax.faces.component.UIComponent.getValueBinding(String)
This has been replaced by UIComponent.getValueExpression(java.lang.String).

javax.faces.component.UIComponentBase.getValueBinding(String)
This has been replaced by UIComponent.getValueExpression(java.lang.String).

javax.faces.component.UIGraphic.getValueBinding(String)
This has been replaced by UIGraphic.getValueExpression(java.lang.String).

javax.faces.component.UISelectBoolean.getValueBinding(String)
This has been replaced by UISelectBoolean.getValueExpression(java.lang.String).

javax.faces.component.UISelectMany.getValueBinding(String)
this has been replaced by UISelectMany.getValueExpression(java.lang.String).

javax.faces.component.EditableValueHolder.getValueChangeListener()
Use EditableValueHolder.getValueChangeListeners() instead.

javax.faces.application.Application.getVariableResolver()
This has been replaced by Application.getELResolver().

javax.faces.application.StateManager.restoreComponentState(FacesContext, UIViewRoot, String)
the distinction between tree structure and component state is now an implementation detail. The default implementation does nothing.

javax.faces.application.StateManager.restoreTreeStructure(FacesContext, String, String)
the distinction between tree structure and component state is now an implementation detail. The default implementation returns null.

javax.faces.application.StateManager.saveSerializedView(FacesContext)
this has been replaced by StateManager.saveView(javax.faces.context.FacesContext). The default implementation returns null.

javax.faces.component.ActionSource.setAction(MethodBinding)
This has been replaced by ActionSource2.setActionExpression(javax.el.MethodExpression).

javax.faces.component.UICommand.setAction(MethodBinding)
This has been replaced by UICommand.setActionExpression(javax.el.MethodExpression).

javax.faces.component.ActionSource.setActionListener(MethodBinding)
This has been replaced by ActionSource.addActionListener(javax.faces.event.ActionListener).

javax.faces.component.UICommand.setActionListener(MethodBinding)
This has been replaced by UICommand.addActionListener(javax.faces.event.ActionListener).

javax.faces.application.Application.setPropertyResolver(PropertyResolver)
The recommended way to affect the execution of the EL is to provide an <el-resolver> element at the right place in the application configuration resources which will be considered in the normal course of expression evaluation. This method now will cause the argument resolver to be wrapped inside an implementation of ELResolver and exposed to the EL resolution system as if the user had called Application.addELResolver(javax.el.ELResolver).

javax.faces.component.EditableValueHolder.setValidator(MethodBinding)
Use EditableValueHolder.addValidator(javax.faces.validator.Validator) instead, obtaining the argument Validator by creating an instance of MethodExpressionValidator.

javax.faces.component.UIInput.setValidator(MethodBinding)
Use UIInput.addValidator(javax.faces.validator.Validator) instead, obtaining the argument Validator by creating an instance of MethodExpressionValidator.

javax.faces.component.UIComponent.setValueBinding(String, ValueBinding)
This has been replaced by UIComponent.setValueExpression(java.lang.String, javax.el.ValueExpression).

javax.faces.component.UIComponentBase.setValueBinding(String, ValueBinding)
This has been replaced by UIComponent.setValueExpression(java.lang.String, javax.el.ValueExpression).

javax.faces.component.UIData.setValueBinding(String, ValueBinding)
This has been replaced by UIData.setValueExpression(java.lang.String, javax.el.ValueExpression).

javax.faces.component.UIGraphic.setValueBinding(String, ValueBinding)
This has been replaced by UIGraphic.setValueExpression(java.lang.String, javax.el.ValueExpression).

javax.faces.component.UISelectBoolean.setValueBinding(String, ValueBinding)
This has been replaced by UISelectBoolean.setValueExpression(java.lang.String, javax.el.ValueExpression).

javax.faces.component.UISelectMany.setValueBinding(String, ValueBinding)
This has been replaced by UISelectMany.setValueExpression(java.lang.String, javax.el.ValueExpression).

javax.faces.component.EditableValueHolder.setValueChangeListener(MethodBinding)
Use EditableValueHolder.addValueChangeListener(javax.faces.event.ValueChangeListener) instead, obtaining the argument ValueChangeListener by creating an instance of MethodExpressionValueChangeListener.

javax.faces.component.UIInput.setValueChangeListener(MethodBinding)
Use UIInput.addValueChangeListener(javax.faces.event.ValueChangeListener) instead, obtaining the argument ValueChangeListener by creating an instance of MethodExpressionValueChangeListener.

javax.faces.application.Application.setVariableResolver(VariableResolver)
The recommended way to affect the execution of the EL is to provide an <el-resolver> element at the right place in the application configuration resources which will be considered in the normal course of expression evaluation. This method now will cause the argument resolver to be wrapped inside an implementation of ELResolver and exposed to the EL resolution system as if the user had called Application.addELResolver(javax.el.ELResolver).

javax.faces.application.StateManager.writeState(FacesContext, StateManager.SerializedView)
This method has been replaced by StateManager.writeState(javax.faces.context.FacesContext,java.lang.Object). The default implementation of this method does nothing.

javax.faces.render.ResponseStateManager.writeState(FacesContext, StateManager.SerializedView)
This method has been replaced by ResponseStateManager.writeState(javax.faces.context.FacesContext,java.lang.Object). The default implementation of this method does nothing.