Contents

Contents

About This Document

Who Should Use This Guide
Using the Documentation
How This Guide Is Organized
Related Information
Documentation Conventions

General Conventions
Conventions Referring to Directories

Product Support

Sun ONE Application Framework Overview

Introduction: The Challenges of Building Web Applications

Building Web Applications: Pre-J2EE
Building Web Applications: Post-J2EE
Emergence of the J2EE Application Framework
The Criteria of an Enterprise Application Framework

What is the Sun ONE Application Framework?

Overview
Who Should Be Interested in the Sun ONE Application Framework?
What Does the Sun ONE Application Framework Do?
What Doesn't the Sun ONE Application Framework Do?

How Does the Sun ONE Application Framework Work?

Use of Design Patterns
Types of Functionality

Sun ONE Application Framework Core
Sun ONE Application Framework Components
Sun ONE Application Framework Extensions

Technical Overview

How is the Sun ONE Application Different From Other Web Application Frameworks?

Based on J2EE Standards
A Familiar Paradigm
Application Consistency
Symmetrical Display/Submit Handling
Formal Model Entity
Application Events
Hierarchical Views and Component Scoping
Efficient Object Management
Support for Parallel Content
Ready-to-Use, High-Level Features
Tool-ready
Enterprise-class Performance

Conclusion

Sun ONE Application Framework Design and Architecture FAQ

Index