GWT in Action, Second Edition

9.1. Framework and editor overview

What is the Editor framework? The Editor framework is a set of classes that structures the transport of data from any bean-like object to a user interface (UI). Let’s look at the several objects typically involved in using editors:

• Domain object—The JavaBean that has a number of properties that hold data and represent a real-life entity. This could, in other sources, be called the backing object to an editor, or the supported object. In this book we’ll call it the domain object.
• Editor—An object that supports the editing of zero or more properties of the domain object. Typically, it contains a number of fields known as subeditors—they implement the Editor interface. These subeditors are usually either widgets ...