Document Outline

• WebObjects Overview
  • Contents
  • Figures and Tables
  • About This Book
    • Why Read This Book
    • Further Investigations
      • Installed Developer Documentation
      • Online Documentation
  • What Is WebObjects?
    • Dynamic HTML Publishing
    • Web-Enabled Client-Server Applications
      • HTML-Based WebObjects Applications
      • Java Client Applications
    • Rapid Development
      • <$startrange>Direct to Web
      • Direct to Java Client
    • The WebObjects Advantage
      • Streamlined Database Access
      • Separation of Presentation, Logic, and Data
      • State Management
      • Modular Development
      • Pure Java
      • Scalability and Performance
  • Enterprise Objects
    • What Is an Enterprise Object?
      • Enterprise Objects and the Model-View-Controller Paradigm
    • Mapping Your Enterprise Objects to Database Tables
    • WebObjects Support for Enterprise-Object Instances
    • The Enterprise Objects Advantage
  • HTML-Based Applications
    • A Programmer’s View of WebObjects
      • Separating Presentation Code from Event-Handling Logic
      • Dynamic Elements
      • Reusing Components
      • Maintaining State
      • Separating Presentation Code from Business Logic
    • The WebObjects Architecture
    • Developing a WebObjects HTML Application
      • Project Builder
      • WebObjects Builder
    • Guidelines for Choosing the HTML-Based Approach
  • Direct to Web Applications
    • How Direct to Web Works
    • Developing a Direct to Web Application
      • The Direct to Web Assistant
      • Further Customizing Your Direct to Web Application
    • Advantages of the Direct to Web Approach
    • Limitations
    • Guidelines for Choosing Direct to Web
  • WebObjects Desktop Applications
    • Java Client Features
      • Better User Experience
      • Object Distribution
      • The Best of WebObjects
      • Deployment
      • Rapid Application Development
    • When To Choose Java Client
    • Two Approaches to Java Client
      • Choosing an Approach
    • Java Client Architecture
      • Managing the User Interface
      • Data Synchronization Between Client and Server
      • Dynamic User Interface Generation
    • Java Client and Other Three-Tier Systems
    • Development Tasks and Tools
      • Designing Enterprise Objects for Java Client
      • Creating the User Interface (Non-Direct)
      • Customizing the User Interface (Direct Approach)
  • J2EE Integration
    • Enterprise JavaBeans
    • JSP and Servlets
    • JNDI
  • Choosing Your Approach
    • Internet and Intranet Deployment
    • User Interface Requirements
      • Rich Widget Selection and Fast Response Times
      • Specific Layout and Flow Requirements
    • Rapid Development Considerations
    • Combining Approaches
      • Combining HTML-based and Java Client Approaches
      • Adding Rapid Development
    • Summary
    • Where to Go From Here
  • Glossary
  • Index