Chapter 5. Advanced Concepts on Entity Objects and View Objects

In the previous chapters we have discussed the entity objects, view objects, and their basic functionalities. This chapter will take you deeper into the internals of view objects and entity objects. In this chapter we will focus on the advanced concepts of these components along with code samples.

This chapter includes the following sections:

• Taking a closer look at entity objects

  1. Lifecycle of an entity object

  2. Some generic usage patterns with examples

• Taking a closer look at view objects

  1. Lifecycle of a view object

  2. Some generic usage patterns with examples

• Building business components dynamically