Build your own framework with Visual FoxPro [[electronic resource] /] / Ken Chazotte

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910816214703321
• Autore: Chazotte Ken
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Whitefish Bay, WI, : Hentzenwerke Pub., 2004
• ISBN: 1-280-54424-4; 9786610544240; 1-930919-54-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (353 p.)
• Soggetti: Visual programming languages (Computer science); Programming languages (Electronic computers)
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "Edited by Joe Johnston"--Cover.; Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Our Contract with You, The Reader""; ""List of Chapters""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""About the Authors""; ""How to Download the Files""; ""Chapter 1: Introduction""; ""Who should read this book?""; ""What is an application framework?""; ""Why use a framework?""; ""How is a framework different from a class library?""; ""Elements of a framework""; ""Reasons to create your own framework""; ""Reasons to avoid developing your own framework""; ""Framework mindset""; ""Overview""; ""How should I read this book?""; ""A word about the approach presented in this book""; ""Icons used in this book""""Summary""; ""Chapter 2: Project Planning""; ""Steering document""; ""The goal statement""; ""Guidelines""; ""Objectives""; ""Implementation plan""; ""Requirements list""; ""Design (implementation)""; ""Task list""; ""Test plan""; ""Sample (excerpt)""; ""Conventions""; ""Summary""; ""Chapter 3: Framework Architecture""; ""Architectures and tiers""; ""Presentation layer""; ""Logic layer""; ""Data layer""; ""Separation of power""; ""The approach in My Frame""; ""Functional view""; ""Application Variable Server (myAppVars)""; ""Forms collection (myFormsCollection)""; ""Location manager (myLocations)""""Messaging service (myMessages)""; ; ""Preferences manager (myPreferences)""; ""Security module (mySecurity)""; ""System codes""; ""Toolbars collection""; ""Reports manager (myReports)""; ""Error handler""; ""Framework data model""; ""Summary""; ""Chapter 4: Techniques for Flexibility""; ""Classes""; ""Avoiding hard coding""; ""Changing object composition""; ""About the interface""; ""Patternsâ€?Overview""; ""Template method""; ""Styles""; ""Mediator and event binding""; ""Factory method""; ""Abstract factory""; ""Delegation (bridge)""; ""Proxyâ€?Overview""; ""The proxy class in MyFrame""""Wrappers""; ""Summary""; ""Chapter 5: Beginning Development""; ""Folder structure""; ""Separating framework files from application files""; ""Configuring the application folder""; ""Configuring the framework folder""; ""Project manager""; ""Framework and application files""; ""Starting a FoxPro application""; ""aApplication""; ""Creating the main programs""; ""Main_Frame.prg""; ""Main.prg""; ""Summary""; ""Chapter 6: Creating a Class Library""; ""Base classes""; ""A simple class library""; ""Labels""; ""Command buttons""; ""Text boxes""; ""Containers""; ""Combo boxes""""Treeview control (MyTreeView)""; ""Shapes""; ""PageFrame, CommandGroup, and OptionGroup""; ""PageFrame""; ""Grids""; ""Forms""; ""Using framework classes in an application""; ""Direct""; ""Direct Subclass""; ""CodeBook Style""; ""Assembled In App""; ""Rebuild""; ""Meta Data""; ""The recommended approach""; ""Summary""; ""Chapter 7: Environments and Sessions""; ""Data sessions""; ""Creating data sessions""; ""Object scope""; ""Environments""; ""Data session environments""; ""Save, set, and restore the environment""; ""Implementing the environment classes""; ""Creating a Session class""