Google Web Toolkit Tutorial

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Table of Contents

About the Tutorial ................................................................................................................................. i

Audience ............................................................................................................................................... i

Prerequisites ......................................................................................................................................... i

Copyright and Disclaimer ...................................................................................................................... i

Table of Contents ................................................................................................................................. ii

1. GWT – OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................. 1

What is GWT? ...................................................................................................................................... 1

Why to Use GWT? ................................................................................................................................ 1

Disadvantages of GWT ......................................................................................................................... 2

The GWT Components ......................................................................................................................... 2

2. GWT ENVIRONMENT ......................................................................................................... 3

System Requirement ............................................................................................................................ 3

Step 1 – Verify Java Installation on Your Machine ................................................................................ 3

Step 2 – Setup Java Development Kit (JDK) .......................................................................................... 4

Step 3 – Setup Eclipse IDE..................................................................................................................... 5

Step 4 – Install GWT SDK & Plugin for Eclipse ....................................................................................... 6

Step 5: Setup Apache Tomcat ............................................................................................................... 7

3. GWT APPLICATIONS .......................................................................................................... 9

Module Descriptors .............................................................................................................................. 9

Public Resources ................................................................................................................................. 11

Client-side Code .................................................................................................................................. 12

Server-side Code ................................................................................................................................. 12

4. GWT – CREATE APPLICATION .......................................................................................... 14

Step 1 – Create Project ........................................................................................................................ 14

Step 2 - Modify Module Descriptor: HelloWorld.gwt.xml .................................................................... 16