Building Web Applications

About This Document
	What Is in This Document
	Related Documentation
Introducing the Web Technologies Used in JViews Charts
	Thin Client Applications
		Ajax-Enabled Components
	Rich Web Applications
		Rich Web Client
		Applets
		Java Web Start Applications
Using DHTML-Based JSF Components to Build Web Applications
	The Architecture of JViews Charts Faces
		About Support for JViews Charts Faces
		Servlet and Component Classes
	The JViews Charts Faces Component Set
		Creating a Simple Chart
		Charts Designer Project
		Data Source Binding
		Styling with CSS
		Adding an Image Map
		Installing Interactors
		Connection to a Message Box
		Setting the Overview
		The Legend Component
		Mixing with Standard JavaServer Faces Components
		Adding a Popup Menu
		Styling the Popup Menu
		Managing the Session Expiration
	JavaScript Objects
	Contexts for Actions on the View
	JViews Faces Configuration
	Web Server Configuration
		Running JViews Faces Components in JSR 168 Portlets
Deploying an Application as a DHTML-only Thin Client
	Thin Client Architecture
	Chart Servlet Package
		The IlvChartServlet Class
		The IlvChartServletSupport Class
		Server Actions
		Adding Support for Custom Image Formats
		Choosing the Multithreading Mode
	Writing a Basic Server Side Application
		Example: The Basic Servlet
		Implementing the Server-Side Application
Creating Rich Web Charts
	Introduction to Rich Web Charts
		Main Features
		JViews Swing Charts and Rich Web Charts - Features Comparison
		Requirements
	Architecture Overview
		Run-time Process Flow
		Main Classes
	Getting Started
		Creating a JViews Charts Project with the Designer
		Creating a JSP Page Using Rich Web Charts
		Setting up a Data Source
		Defining Client and Server-side Actions in Response to User Interactions
		Configuring the Client Update Interval
		Deploying the Web Application
	How To...
		Add a Rich Web Charts to a JSP page
		Configure the Update Interval
		Set up Interactions
		Change the Style Sheet at Run Time
		Update Chart Data Without Refreshing the Whole HTML Page
		Change the Color of the Data Point Under the Mouse
		Trigger a Client-side Action When Picking a Data Point
		Trigger a Server-side Action When Picking a Data Point
	The Tag Library
		The chart Tag
		The highlightInteractor Tag
		The infoViewInteractor Tag
		The panInteractor Tag
		The pickInteractor Tag
		The xScrollInteractor Tag
		The yScrollInteractor Tag
		The zoomInteractor Tag
	Client-side API
		Globally Available Objects
		Objects Available in onhighlight Event Handler
		Objects Available in onpick Event Handler
	Server-side API
		JSF UI Components
		RWChartInteractionEvent
		Data Source
	Server Configuration
		Configuring the Servlets
		Configuring the Data Source Replication
	Styling
		Styling the Chart Component
		Styling the Data Series
		Property Values
		Unsupported CSS Features
		Identifying Styling Issues
Index