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PrimeFaces Introduction

It is an UI (User Interface) library for JSF (JavaServer Faces) based applications. It is designed and developed by PrimeTek. It is Cross-platform, open source and written in Java programing language.

It provides rich set of UI components, built-in ajax support, themes etc. It has became popular and supported by Oracle. It is default library in NetBeans IDE.

PrimeFaces Versions

The following table contains versions history of primefaces.

Version	Released date	Features introduced
PrimeFaces 0.8.1	23-02-2009	This version introduced Captcha, resizable components and AJAX tab loading features.
PrimeFaces 0.8.2	26-03-2009	It enhanced Carousel component.
PrimeFaces 0.8.3	23-04-2009	YUI upgraded to 2.7.0.
PrimeFaces 0.9.0	15-06-2009	It includes jQuery, JS library for creating PrimeFaces widgets.
PrimeFaces 0.9.1	04-08-2009	It includes new components such as Drag & Drop, Media, InputMask, Dock, outputPanel and many features for existing components.
PrimeFaces 0.9.2	07-09-2009	It includes layout and TabSwitch components.
PrimeFaces 0.9.3	05-10-2009	It includes touchFaces mobile UI kit, five new components (PickList, HotKey, VirtualKeyboard and reimplemented FileUpload, Tooltip components), improved portlet support, enhanced datatable and various improvements.
PrimeFaces 1.0.0 and 2.0.0	15-02-2010	It was first release with production ready status and suitability for JSF 2.0.
PrimeFaces 1.0.1 and 2.0.1	19-04-2010	It includes new components (Dashboard, ProgressBar, MenuButton, Focus and ContextMenu), Spring WebFlow support and Security EL Extensions.
PrimeFaces 1.0.2 and 2.0.2	31-05-2010	It includes new components (TreeTable, DataGrid, TimeLine and Spreadsheet)
PrimeFaces 1.1 and 2.1	26-07-2010	Last release targeting JSF 1.2.
PrimeFaces 2.2	07-02-2011	Initial portlet support enhancements, jQuery 1.43 and jQuery UI 1.8.5.[8]
PrimeFaces 3.0	04-01-2012	Fully reworked architecture for JSF 2.0, Update PrimePUSH and PrimeFaces Mobile, new components (TimeLine, FeedReader, Sheet, Subtable and new chart types).
PrimeFaces 3.1	06-02-2012	Accessibility enhancements for WAI-ARIA.
PrimeFaces 3.2	12-03-2012	New widget architecture, Themes upgrade, brand new components (BlockUI, MegaMenu, SplitButton, DefaultButton).
PrimeFaces 3.3	29-05-2012	Partial Submit and Selector API.
PrimeFaces 3.4	03-09-2012	It enhanced PrimePUSH framework based on Atmosphere based, Upgrade to jQuery 1.8.1 and jQuery UI 1.8.23.
PrimeFaces 3.5	04-02-2013	It provides RTL Support, accessibility improvements, new components(Clock, Horizontal Tree)and many features for existing components.
PrimeFaces 4.0	03-10-2013	It is JSF 2.2 Support, Client Side Validation Framework, Dialog Framework, Search Expressions, Deferred Loading, brand new HTML5 FileUpload, new components(fragment, multiSelectListbox, sticky) and many features for existing components.
PrimeFaces 5.0	05-05-2014	It includes brand new chart API, new components(DataScroller, Cache, Spotlight, ColumnToggler and ContentFlow), Exception handler, PrimeFaces mobile(PFM) reimplementation, improved PrimePUSH, accessibility enhancements and many features for existing components.
PrimeFaces 5.1	06-10-2014	It includes new components (Ribbon, InputSwitch, Barcode, and GridCSS), accessibility improvements and many features for existing components.
PrimeFaces 5.2	08-04-2015	It added new components (Diagram and Steps), accessibility enhancements and many features for existing components.
PrimeFaces 5.3	19-10-2015	It includes new components (Signature Component and DragDrop Support for Touch Enabled Devices).
PrimeFaces 6.0.7	29-01-2016	Current release.