Apple WebObjects 5 - Manual (Page 57)

C H A P T E R 5
Direct to Web Applications
How Direct to Web Works 57
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Apple Computer, Inc. January 2002
that override the default rules for special cases. This is exactly what the Direct to
Web Assistant does.
Figure 5-12 shows the relationship between the Direct to Web
template, the rule system, the rule database, and the Direct to Web Assistant.
Figure 5-12 The Direct to Web rule system
Note that when you configure your application with the Direct to Web Assistant,
you don’t need to recompile your code to try your changes. Direct to Web is not a
code generation wizard. It generates Web pages at runtime based on the templates
and the rules.
Rules
Server
Direct to Web
template
Template
Bindings
Code
Rule system
Web Assistant