Package next.wo

PACKAGE DESCRIPTION

The next.wo package contains Java classes and interfaces of the WebObjects Framework (installed in NEXT_ROOT/NextLibrary/Frameworks/WebObjects.framework). The WebObjects Framework helps you build dynamic server-side World Wide Web applications that can access standard relational databases. Through the Java Extensions bridging technology, the Java versions of these classes rely on their Objective-C counterparts for most of their implementation. (In other words, the behavior of the Java version of WebObjects Framework is pretty much the same as the Objective-C version.)

WebObjects "objectifies" the major responsibility of web server applications: the handling of HTTP requests originating from clients (browsers). In the process, it simplifies development and improves the extensibility and scalability of applications. The WebObjects Builder application includes WebObjects Framework objects on its palettes, thus making the job of creating web applications even easier. WebObjects Framework and WebObjects Builder also provide APIs and tools for integrating enterprise objects (from the Enterprise Objects Framework) into your application, thereby enabling the access of legacy data on Oracle, Sybase, Informix, and other relational databases.

To learn more about the concepts, architecture, and mechanisms of WebObjects, and particularly how the classes and interfaces of the WebObjects Framework fit together, see the WebObjects Developers Guide.