ICEfaces is an open-source

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that extends

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(JSF) by employing

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. It is used to construct

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s (RIA) using the

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programming language. With ICEfaces, the coding for interaction and Ajax on the client side is programmed in Java, rather than in

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, or with plug-ins.

Architecture

ICEfaces is designed to work with Java EE servers, encapsulating

calls. ICEfaces is based on the JavaServer Faces standard, it extends some standard components supplemented with in-built Ajax. ICEfaces allows partial submits. It also provides "Ajax Push", a variant of

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capability, that can update the DOM of a web page from the server-side.

Comparable frameworks

* Apache MyFaces *

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* ADF Faces * PrimeFaces *

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* ZK

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Architecture

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