Creating a Simple WebObjects Application

The basic steps involved in creating a WebObjects application are:

Create a new application directory.
Enter static text.
Add elements to the page.
Set bindings for the dynamic elements.
Write script to customize the dynamic elements.
Run the application.

You perform these steps using an application called WebObjects Builder. This chapter teaches you how to create a simple application using WebObjects Builder. The application you'll write implements a guest book. It contains a form that has fields in which guests enter their names, e-mail addresses, and comments. Guests enter all pertinent information and then click Submit. When this button is clicked, the guest is added to a list of guests, the page is redrawn, and the new guest appears at the bottom of the list.

Table of Contents

Launch WebObjects Builder

Create a new application directory

Create the application's input fields

Enter static text

Create form-based dynamic HTML elements

Create variables

: Create a class
: Declare variables
: Bind the input elements
: Implement a method

Create the application's output

: Create static HTML elements
: Add abstract dynamic elements to the page
: Bind the WORepetition element

Implement awake and sleep

Run the application