No view scope in faces-config.xml - jsf-2

Question

Why is there no view scope in faces-config.xml? How would I set a bean to view scope, if I am not using faces-config.xml?
I have used the following bean file:
#ManagedBean
#ViewScoped
public class StatusBean2 implements Serializable {
/**
*
*/
private static final long serialVersionUID = -7528998562821856315L;
private EntityManager em;
public StatusBean2() {
EntityManagerFactory emf = Persistence
.createEntityManagerFactory("FreeBird");
em = emf.createEntityManager();
FacesContext context = FacesContext.getCurrentInstance();
HttpSession session = (HttpSession) context.getExternalContext()
.getSession(true);
int toIndex = 5;
session.setAttribute("toIndex", toIndex);
}
public List<Status> getStatusList() {
FacesContext context = FacesContext.getCurrentInstance();
HttpSession session = (HttpSession) context.getExternalContext()
.getSession(true);
User user = (User) session.getAttribute("userdet");
Query query = em.createQuery("SELECT s FROM Status s WHERE s.email='"
+ user.getEmail() + "' ORDER BY s.timeMillis desc",
Status.class);
List<Status> results = query.getResultList();
Query query1 = em.createQuery("SELECT f FROM Friend f WHERE f.email='"
+ user.getEmail() + "'", Friend.class);
List<Friend> results1 = query1.getResultList();
Iterator<Friend> it = results1.listIterator();
while (it.hasNext()) {
String email = it.next().getFriendEmail();
Query query2 = em.createQuery(
"SELECT s FROM Status s WHERE s.email='" + email
+ "' ORDER BY s.timeMillis desc", Status.class);
List<Status> results2 = query2.getResultList();
results.addAll(results2);
}
Collections.sort(results);
int toIndex = (int) session.getAttribute("toIndex");
List<Status> subList = results.subList(0, toIndex);
return subList;
}
}
The exception that I am getting when I am using annotations is as follows:
Apr 16, 2013 8:41:23 PM com.sun.faces.application.view.FaceletViewHandlingStrategy handleRenderException
SEVERE: Error Rendering View[/Home.xhtml]
java.io.NotSerializableException: com.bean.StatusBean2
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject0(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject(Unknown Source)
at java.util.HashMap.writeObject(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectStreamClass.invokeWriteObject(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeSerialData(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeOrdinaryObject(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject0(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.defaultWriteFields(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeSerialData(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeOrdinaryObject(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject0(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeArray(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject0(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject(Unknown Source)
at java.util.HashMap.writeObject(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectStreamClass.invokeWriteObject(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeSerialData(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeOrdinaryObject(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject0(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.faces.renderkit.ClientSideStateHelper.doWriteState(ClientSideStateHelper.java:293)
at com.sun.faces.renderkit.ClientSideStateHelper.writeState(ClientSideStateHelper.java:167)
at com.sun.faces.renderkit.ResponseStateManagerImpl.writeState(ResponseStateManagerImpl.java:119)
at com.sun.faces.application.StateManagerImpl.writeState(StateManagerImpl.java:155)
at com.sun.faces.application.view.WriteBehindStateWriter.flushToWriter(WriteBehindStateWriter.java:221)
at com.sun.faces.application.view.FaceletViewHandlingStrategy.renderView(FaceletViewHandlingStrategy.java:406)
at com.sun.faces.application.view.MultiViewHandler.renderView(MultiViewHandler.java:127)
at com.sun.faces.lifecycle.RenderResponsePhase.execute(RenderResponsePhase.java:117)
at com.sun.faces.lifecycle.Phase.doPhase(Phase.java:97)
at com.sun.faces.lifecycle.LifecycleImpl.render(LifecycleImpl.java:135)
at javax.faces.webapp.FacesServlet.service(FacesServlet.java:309)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:305)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:210)
at org.primefaces.webapp.filter.FileUploadFilter.doFilter(FileUploadFilter.java:79)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:243)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:210)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:225)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:123)
at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:472)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:168)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:98)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve.invoke(AccessLogValve.java:927)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:118)
at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:407)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.AbstractHttp11Processor.process(AbstractHttp11Processor.java:1001)
at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol$AbstractConnectionHandler.process(AbstractProtocol.java:579)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$SocketProcessor.run(JIoEndpoint.java:310)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(Unknown Source)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
Apr 16, 2013 8:41:23 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve invoke
SEVERE: Servlet.service() for servlet [Faces Servlet] in context with path [/FreeBird_New2] threw exception
java.io.NotSerializableException: com.bean.StatusBean2
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject0(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject(Unknown Source)
at java.util.HashMap.writeObject(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectStreamClass.invokeWriteObject(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeSerialData(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeOrdinaryObject(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject0(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.defaultWriteFields(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeSerialData(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeOrdinaryObject(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject0(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeArray(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject0(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject(Unknown Source)
at java.util.HashMap.writeObject(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectStreamClass.invokeWriteObject(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeSerialData(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeOrdinaryObject(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject0(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.faces.renderkit.ClientSideStateHelper.doWriteState(ClientSideStateHelper.java:293)
at com.sun.faces.renderkit.ClientSideStateHelper.writeState(ClientSideStateHelper.java:167)
at com.sun.faces.renderkit.ResponseStateManagerImpl.writeState(ResponseStateManagerImpl.java:119)
at com.sun.faces.application.StateManagerImpl.writeState(StateManagerImpl.java:155)
at com.sun.faces.application.view.WriteBehindStateWriter.flushToWriter(WriteBehindStateWriter.java:221)
at com.sun.faces.application.view.FaceletViewHandlingStrategy.renderView(FaceletViewHandlingStrategy.java:406)
at com.sun.faces.application.view.MultiViewHandler.renderView(MultiViewHandler.java:127)
at com.sun.faces.lifecycle.RenderResponsePhase.execute(RenderResponsePhase.java:117)
at com.sun.faces.lifecycle.Phase.doPhase(Phase.java:97)
at com.sun.faces.lifecycle.LifecycleImpl.render(LifecycleImpl.java:135)
at javax.faces.webapp.FacesServlet.service(FacesServlet.java:309)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:305)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:210)
at org.primefaces.webapp.filter.FileUploadFilter.doFilter(FileUploadFilter.java:79)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:243)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:210)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:225)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:123)
at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:472)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:168)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:98)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve.invoke(AccessLogValve.java:927)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:118)
at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:407)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.AbstractHttp11Processor.process(AbstractHttp11Processor.java:1001)
at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol$AbstractConnectionHandler.process(AbstractProtocol.java:579)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$SocketProcessor.run(JIoEndpoint.java:310)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(Unknown Source)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)

Answer 1

Use #ViewScoped annotation on managed bean:
import javax.faces.bean.ManagedBean;
import javax.faces.bean.ViewScoped;
#ManagedBean
#ViewScoped
public class AViewScopedBean {
//managed bean contents...
}
If you don't like the annotations configuration (really odd), you can just set the view scope on faces-config.xml
<managed-bean>
<managed-bean-name>aViewScopedBean<managed-bean-name>
<managed-bean-class>some.package.AViewScopedBean</managed-bean-class>
<managed-bean-scope>view</managed-bean-scope>
</managed-bean>
Note that this only works on JSF 2. Check that your faces-config file is configured to handle JSF 2.x version:
<!-- relevant part of faces-config.xml file for this Q/A -->
<faces-config ... version="2.1">
Edit based on your question update:
The error message is pretty straightforward:
java.io.NotSerializableException: com.bean.StatusBean2
This means that your com.bean.StatusBean2 must also implement the Serializable interface. From java.io.Serializable documentation:
When traversing a graph, an object may be encountered that does not support the Serializable interface. In this case the NotSerializableException will be thrown and will identify the class of the non-serializable object. (this is the error you're getting)
You can learn more about Java Serialization here: Java Serialization
From your question: is it necessary to implement serializable?, BalusC already posted a good answer/explanation: JSF backing bean should be serializable?

Answer 2

Checking the xsd listed in your faces-config.xml (for example: http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee/web-facesconfig_2_0.xsd) should show you that view scope is an allowed managed bean scope:
<xsd:complexType name="faces-config-managed-bean-scopeOrNoneType">
<xsd:annotation>
<xsd:documentation>
<![CDATA[[
Defines the legal values for the <managed-bean-scope>
element's body content, which includes all of the scopes
normally used in a web application, plus the "none" value
indicating that a created bean should not be stored into
any scope. Alternatively, an EL expression may be used
as the value of this element. The result of evaluating this
expression must by of type java.util.Map.
]]>
</xsd:documentation>
</xsd:annotation>
<xsd:simpleContent>
<xsd:restriction base="javaee:string">
<xsd:pattern value="view|request|session|application|none|#\{.*\}"/>
</xsd:restriction>
</xsd:simpleContent>
</xsd:complexType>
Assuming jsf 2.0 or later
This is not a new answer per-se, just another way to find out for yourself that it is allowed
--------------- EDIT ----------------
Check this article:
Note that the bean needs to implement Serializable as it will be
stored in the view map which is in turn stored in the session. Some
servletcontainer configurations will namely store sessions on disk
instead of in memory. This is also mandatory when you have configured
JSF view state saving method to client instead of (default) server.
To explain why view scope requires Serializable.