WebObjects® Developer's Guide

Chapter 11. Managing Users, Sessions, and Personalization

“If you treat an individual…as if he were what he ought to be and what he could be he will become what he ought to be and could be.”

—Johann Wolfgang von Goeth German writer, scientist, master of poetry, drama, and novel.

IN THIS CHAPTER

• Crafting the Interface for Posting Topics and Replies

• Supporting Sessions in a Direct Action Application

• Managing Client-Side State with Cookies

• Providing User Personalization and Preferences

In this chapter we'll look at adding session support to the direct action application. In particular, the ability for a user to login and submit a new post or reply.

At the same time, we'll see what kind of personalization options we can grant the individual, such ...