Introduction to Web<ToolKit>

Web<ToolKit> is an ANSI/ISO-compatible C++ library that contains classes for dynamically building HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) Web pages. Using Web<ToolKit>, you can write Web page logic and structure using C++ objects and existing C++ interfaces without learning HTML. If you do not use a tool like Web<ToolKit> when creating an application that builds Web pages, you must manually insert HTML into your code. This is not only cumbersome and error prone, but requires that you learn HTML syntax.

Web<ToolKit>:

Encapsulates HTML using C++ objects. Web<ToolKit> supports HTML 2.0 and most HTML 3.0 Web page elements, with common extensions for Netscape and Microsoft Internet Explorer. In addition, Web<ToolKit> automatically encodes special characters such as the less-than sign (<).
Checks Web page construction for compliance with HTML composition rules.
Decodes input streams containing HTML form data into associative containers.
Automatically finds, removes, and replaces existing elements in a Web page.

This chapter describes the concepts you must understand to use Web<ToolKit>.

Introduction to Web<ToolKit>

Benefits of Using Web<ToolKit>

Uniform Resource Locator (URL)

Web Page Elements as Seen Using a Browser

Web Page Elements as Seen Using Web<ToolKit>

Summary of Classes

Defining the Web Page