Server/Views Mapping

This chapter covers the following topics:

• Indexes Used in the Server/Views Mapping draws your attention to the difference between Server indexing and Views indexing.

• Server/Views Mapping Component defines the Server/Views application component as an instance of the class IlsSwComponent.

• Server Data Sources vs. Views Data Sources helps you differentiate between those two kinds of data sources.

• Structure of a Server/Views .ilv File : .ilv files are made of a dynamic view specification and a graphic description.

• Server/Views Representation Model describes all the representation classes involved in the Server/Views mapping, as well as their properties, callbacks and behavior when a view is opened.

• Accessing Server/Views Representation Objects explains how to manipulate Views data sources and hyper-references.

• Multiple-Row-Type Tables explains how you can represent either server objects of different types or server objects belonging to different relations in the same table.

• Opening Views in the Server/Views Mapping stresses the specificities of opening dynamic views in the Server/Views mapping.

• Managing User-Defined Server Object Types describes the mechanism the Server/Views mapping uses to handle server objects of a user-defined type.

• Customized Server/Views Gadgets introduces the classes IlsSwHRefGadget and IlsSwTableGadget.

• Extending the Server/Views Mapping describes factories and tells you how to derive the classes of the Server/Views library.

• Error Handling explains how server messages can be redirected.

• Frequently Asked Questions gives an answer to the questions you are most likely to come up with about the Server/Views mapping.