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The Introduction to GWT training course is designed to demonstrate the details of developing web applications using the GWT framework.

The course begins with a review of web application concepts and technologies, like JavaScript, JSPs, etc. Next, it examines the architecture of a common GWT application, in terms of functionality, separation of concern, and component modularization. The course concludes with an exploration of GWT-Ext.

Prerequisites: The course assumes an experience working with JavaScript and Ajax.

Purpose
Learn how to build web applications using GWT.
Audience
Experienced Java developers looking to adopt GWT and GWT-Ext.
Role
Software Developer - Web Developer
Skill Level
Intermediate
Style
Hack-a-thon - Learning Spikes - Workshops
Duration
4 Days
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  • Productivity Objectives:
    • Understand the origins of GWT, what GWT does, and how it addressed the challenges of building AJAX applications
    • Learn about GWT’s infrastructure, project setup and code artifacts
    • Demonstrate how to use GWT’s predefined widgets – controls and containers
    • Implement GWT events and handlers to build interactive applications
    • Learn how to style GWT widgets with CSS and how to manage styles
    • Make composite widgets
    • Built a GWT-based application
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In the Introduction to GWT training course, you'll learn:

  • Introducing GWT
    • What is Google Web Toolkit?
    • Competitive Frameworks
    • Motivations for Moving to GWT
  • Getting Started with GWT
    • Set up the GWT development environment
    • Create the first GWT project
    • Explore the GWT Project Structure
    • Debug the GWT Project
    • Publish the GWT solution
  • Google Web Toolkit User Interfaces
    • Understand the GWT UI structure
    • Explore GWT UI
    • Understand the GWT Module descriptor
    • Explore the Entry Point Class
    • Create, configure and lay out Widgets
    • Understand and work with the RootPanel
    • Style the UI with CSS
    • Modify GWT Code
  • Core GWT Widgets
    • Buttons
    • Hyperlinks
    • Text
    • Selection
    • List
    • AutoSuggest
    • Configure Widgets
  • Designing a GWT UI with Layouts
    • What is a Layout?
    • Types of Layout Managers in GWT
    • FlowingPanel
    • DockingPanel
    • FlexTable
    • Grid
    • PopupPanel
    • Dialog Boxes
    • Disclosure Panel
  • Event Handling in GWT
    • Google Web Toolkit Event Model
    • Key Event Concepts: Events and Handlers
    • Types of Events – Keyboard, Mouse, Tab, Cell
    • Using Event Handlers
    • Listener Adapter Objects
    • Manage browser differences
  • Working with GWT Utility Classes
    • GWT and Cookies
    • GWT Random Object
    • GWT Animation Class
    • GWT and File Uploading
    • GWT class
    • GWT Window Class
    • GWT Location Class
    • GWT Timer Class
  • Using Modules
    • Introduce GWT modules
    • Understand Module architecture and structure
    • Module paths and resources
    • Use external modules
    • Modularize GWT applications
    • Set paths and resources in GWT modules
  • Additional GWT UI and Styling Exploration
    • PushButtons
    • Panels – Decorator, Absolute, HTML, Focus, Split, Stack, Tab and Deck Panels
    • Menus and Tree Widgets
    • Rich TextArea Editing
    • Style with CSS
    • Style Dependency
    • Work with Images
  • Creating Composite Widgets
    • Define Composite Widgets
    • Develop Composite Widgets
    • Implement Composite Widgets in the GWT application
  • Designing GWT Applications
    • Set up GWT Designer/WindowBuilder
    • Declarative layouts with UIBinder
    • Use Composite Widgets with GWT Designer/WindowBuider
    • Set up Event Handling
    • Pass arguments to a designed Widget
    • External Resources with UIBinder
    • Share Resource Instances
    • Apply XML Templates to the same widget
    • “Lazy” DOM and Panel Elements
    • Render HTML for Cells
    • Cell Event Handling with UIBinder
    • Get the properties of rendered elements
    • Access Style with UIRenderers
    • Customize the native GWT HTML Template
    • JavaScript Library Integration (JQuery, DOJO)
  • GWT and RPC Protocols
    • Client-Server Communication Methods
    • Process the results through AsyncCallBack
  • Alternative GWT Connectivity
    • Front-end responsibilities for receiving data
    • GWT Serialization
    • GWT and JSON
    • JSON Types in GWT
    • Use JSONP
    • Make HTTP Requests
    • GWT and XML
  • GWT and JavaScript via JSNI
    • Use GWT and JavaScript Native Interface (JSNI)
    • Invoke JSNI from Java
    • Invoke JavaScript from within Java
    • Java Callbacks from external JavaScript
    • Use JavaScript Objects in Java
  • Testing and Debugging GWT
    • Test and debugging GWT front-end views
    • GWT and JUnit Testing
    • Benchmark with GWT and SpeedTracer
    • Client-side performance testing and JavaScript optimization
  • GWT Client Infrastructure
    • Examine the compilation process and output
    • GWT Application-loading Mechanism
    • Compile Java to JavaScript
    • Explore the produced JavaScript
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