The main purpose of appML is to provide data to HTML pages.
Connecting appML to Data
- appML can display data from variables
- appML can display data from files
- appML can display data from databases
appML Using a JavaScript Object
a common way to separate HTML and Data, is to store the data in a JavaScript object.
Example
<table appml-data="dataObj">
<tr>
<th>Customer</th>
<th>City</th>
<th>Country</th>
</tr>
<tr appml-repeat="records">
<td>{{CustomerName}}</td>
<td>{{City}}</td>
<td>{{Country}}</td>
</tr>
</table>
<script>
var dataObj = {
"records":[
{"CustomerName":"alfreds Futterkiste","City":"Berlin","Country":"Germany"},
{"CustomerName":"ana Trujillo Emparedados y helados","City":"Mexico D.F.","Country":"Mexico"},
{"CustomerName":"antonio Moreno Taqueria","City":"Mexico D.F.","Country":"Mexico"},
{"CustomerName":"around the Horn","City":"London","Country":"UK"},
{"CustomerName":"B's
Beverages","City":"London","Country":"UK"},
{"CustomerName":"Berglunds
snabbkop","City":"Lulea","Country":"Sweden"},
{"CustomerName":"Blauer See
Delikatessen","City":"Mannheim","Country":"Germany"},
{"CustomerName":"Blondel
pere et fils","City":"Strasbourg","Country":"France"},
{"CustomerName":"Bolido
Comidas preparadas","City":"Madrid","Country":"Spain"},
{"CustomerName":"Bon
app'","City":"Marseille","Country":"France"},
{"CustomerName":"Bottom-Dollar
Marketse","City":"Tsawassen","Country":"Canada"},
{"CustomerName":"Cactus
Comidas para llevar","City":"Buenos aires","Country":"argentina"},
{"CustomerName":"Centro
comercial Moctezuma","City":"Mexico D.F.","Country":"Mexico"},
{"CustomerName":"Chop-suey Chinese","City":"Bern","Country":"Switzerland"},
{"CustomerName":"Comercio Mineiro","City":"Sao Paulo","Country":"Brazil"}
]};
</script>
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appML Using a JSON File
another common way to separate HTML and Data, is to store the data in a JSON file:
customers.js
{
"records":[
{"CustomerName":"alfreds Futterkiste","City":"Berlin","Country":"Germany"},
{"CustomerName":"ana Trujillo Emparedados y helados","City":"Mexico D.F.","Country":"Mexico"},
{"CustomerName":"antonio Moreno Taqueria","City":"Mexico D.F.","Country":"Mexico"},
{"CustomerName":"around the Horn","City":"London","Country":"UK"},
{"CustomerName":"B's Beverages","City":"London","Country":"UK"},
{"CustomerName":"Berglunds
snabbkop","City":"Lulea","Country":"Sweden"},
{"CustomerName":"Blauer See
Delikatessen","City":"Mannheim","Country":"Germany"},
{"CustomerName":"Blondel
pere et fils","City":"Strasbourg","Country":"France"},
{"CustomerName":"Bolido
Comidas preparadas","City":"Madrid","Country":"Spain"},
{"CustomerName":"Bon
app'","City":"Marseille","Country":"France"},
{"CustomerName":"Bottom-Dollar
Marketse","City":"Tsawassen","Country":"Canada"},
{"CustomerName":"Cactus
Comidas para llevar","City":"Buenos aires","Country":"argentina"},
{"CustomerName":"Centro
comercial Moctezuma","City":"Mexico D.F.","Country":"Mexico"},
{"CustomerName":"Chop-suey Chinese","City":"Bern","Country":"Switzerland"},
{"CustomerName":"Comercio Mineiro","City":"Sao Paulo","Country":"Brazil"}
]
}
With appML, you can specify a JSON file as the data source in the appml-data attribute:
Example
<table appml-data="customers.js">
<tr>
<th>Customer</th>
<th>City</th>
<th>Country</th>
</tr>
<tr appml-repeat="records">
<td>{{CustomerName}}</td>
<td>{{City}}</td>
<td>{{Country}}</td>
</tr>
</table>
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appML Using a Database
With a little help from a web server, you can feed your application with SQL data.
This example uses PHP to read data from a MySQL database:
Example
<table appml-data="http://www.w3ii.com/appml/customers.php">
<tr>
<th>Customer</th>
<th>City</th>
<th>Country</th>
</tr>
<tr appml-repeat="records">
<td>{{CustomerName}}</td>
<td>{{City}}</td>
<td>{{Country}}</td>
</tr>
</table>
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This example uses .NET to read data from an SQL Server database:
Example
<table appml-data="http://www.w3ii.com/appml/customers.aspx">
<tr>
<th>Customer</th>
<th>City</th>
<th>Country</th>
</tr>
<tr appml-repeat="records">
<td>{{CustomerName}}</td>
<td>{{City}}</td>
<td>{{Country}}</td>
</tr>
</table>
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The Power of appML
You are about to discover the power of appML.
appML can provide you with data, controllers, and models for:
- Super-easy HTML application Development
- Super-easy Modeling, Prototyping, and Testing
You can put as many appML applications as you like inside an HTML page.
appML does not interfere with other parts of the page.
You have full HTML, CSS, and JavaScript freedom.
appML can be used to develop full scale CRUD web applications.
CRUD: Create, Read, Update, Delete.
To discover the power of appML: View an appML Demo.