Professional WebObjects 5.0 with Java

What does this book cover?

Complete guide to installing and using WebObjects 5.0
Multi-platform approach, for WebObjects running on either Mac OS X or Windows 2000
Comprehensive tour of WebObject's application development tools
Creating WebObjects components
Object-relational mapping to databases using the Enterprise Object Framework
Advanced features including Direct To Web and Java Client
Practical worked examples throughout, including a detailed case study

Book overview

WebObjects 5 is the powerful new release of Apple's award-winning application server, built from the ground up in Java. This allows WebObjects to run on virtually any server making it easily accessible to millions of Java programmers. WebObjects also integrates with other Java-based solutions such as EJB containers, servlets, ORBs, and web services.

The combination of a Java runtime with advanced native tools for Mac OS X and Windows 2000 makes WebObjects an obvious environment for customers needing rapid development of flexible, scalable web applications.

This book provides a comprehensive roadmap to application development and serving with WebObjects by taking you step-by-step through a careful balance of examples and explanations of theory. When you are finished, you will be able to create dynamic applications that allow users to find, view, and modify data from back-end databases, accessible in any browser.

Who is this book for?

You will get the most from this book if you are an experienced Java software developer with an interest in building sophisticated, database-driven web application using WebObjects. Apple has applied all their graphical user interface expertise to make using WebObjects pretty straightforward, but to unlock its potential, a thorough understanding of Java is needed.

Summary of Contents

Introduction		1
Chapter 1:	WebObjects Architecture	13
Chapter 2:	Introducing WebObjects Tools	31
Chapter 3:	WebObjects Builder	43
Chapter 4:	WebObjects Framework Classes	77
Chapter 5:	Introducing EOModeler	93
Chapter 6:	Advanced EOModeler	127
Chapter 7:	Components	153
Chapter 8:	Writing Fetch Specifications	189
Chapter 9:	Advanced EOF	215
Chapter 10:	Direct To Web and Templating	249
Chapter 11:	Direct To Web and Rules	283
Chapter 12:	JavaClient/DirectToJavaClient	313
Chapter 13:	Managing Data	333
Chapter 14:	Managing the Deployment Environment	357
Chapter 15:	Corporate Real Estate Case Study	391
Appendix A:	The EOUtilities Class	431
Index:		447

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