A Web application based on the JViews Maps Web technology
is also known as a JViews Maps Web
application; this application can display and interact with a
diagram view directly on a Web browser.
A JViews Maps Web
application can be implemented using two different approaches:
- JavaServer™ Faces (JSF) technology
- JavaScript™ object library
JViews JSF Web applications benefit from the
JSF request-driven MVC (Model-View-Controller) framework with its
well defined server-side rendering life cycle and its
component-driven UI design model.
JViews JavaScript Web applications are
implemented directly using the JViews JavaScript object library on
the client side, communicating with the image servlet on the server
side through HTTP requests for image rendering. JViews JavaScript
Web applications are more difficult to implement, but offer more
flexibility both on the client and server side.
Both approaches provide equivalent sets of functions that use the
asynchronous characteristics of Ajax to develop highly responsive,
highly interactive Web applications. For more details on the
differences between JViews JSF and JViews JavaScript, see JViews Web technology architecture.