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Unit 13: Dreamweaver – Forms and Media Elements

Notes
Figure 13.8: Data Objects

Source: http://librairie.immateriel.fr/fr/read_book/9780596522926/ch23

Spry Objects

A Spry data set is a JavaScript object that holds a collection of data that you specify. With
Dreamweaver you can quickly create this object and load data from a data source (such as an
XML file or HTML file) into the object. The data set results in an array of data in the form of a
standard table containing rows and columns. As you’re creating a Spry data set with
Dreamweaver, you can also specify how you want to display the data on a web page. You can
think of a data set as a virtual holding container whose structure is rows and columns. It exists
as a JavaScript object whose information is only visible when you specify exactly how to display
it on the web page. You can display all of the data in this holding container, or you might choose
to display only selected pieces of it.

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