Summary
In this chapter, we discussed the general concepts behind view object, its architecture, and configurations. More specifically we discussed:
Core features
Defining and configuring view objects
How to use view objects to query datasources in real life
Runtime behavior of view objects
The story on view objects is not over yet. More exciting things are in queue. We will be covering more advanced concepts and examples on view objects in Chapter 5, Advanced Concepts on Entity Objects and View Objects.