JavaServer Faces widget library (JWL)

JavaServer Faces widget library (JWL) is an IBM® JSF-based web widget library that integrates widgets from a number of sources. The IBM JSF-based web widget library is deprecated, however, you can obtain the latest version from Rational® Application Developer version 6 to work with JSF 1.2.

JWL includes the JSF components from Rational Application Developer except for the base JSF components, which are included in the Application Server run time. This includes the IBM extended JSF components and the extended FacesClient Component. JWL also extends JSF with client-side features for rich browser-based experiences in the form of the FacesClient Component.

Important: JWL is not supported in pages that use the JSF 2.0 Facelets format.

Avoid trouble: You must update the JavaServer Faces widget library (JWL) libraries in JavaServer Faces Web projects that are developed using Rational® Application Developer, Version 7.x with the latest updates from Rational Application Developer before deploying WebSphere® Application Server. Update Rational Application Developer with the latest updates, and update the JWL libraries in the WEB_PROJECT/WEB-INF/lib folder.

JWL Java archive files

JWL is packaged into two Java™ archive (JAR) files, odc-jsf.jar and jsf-ibm.jar, which are located in the ${WAS_HOME}\optionalLibraries\IBM\jwl\2.0 directory.

To include JWL in your application, you can use the JWL shared library named JWLLib, which is created at installation time. To assign the library to an application, see the topic, Using installed optional packages.