Summary

This chapter has covered the basics of Visualforce. Visualforce is a challenging but rewarding area of the Force.com platform, enabling the development of custom, data-intensive Web user interfaces using high-level languages for both logic and presentation. Mastering Visualforce requires the application of all of your Force.com skills and knowledge: the database, security model, and Apex code.

Use this chapter as a jumping-off point to the online documentation and Visualforce Developer’s Guide. The Visualforce Developer’s Guide contains the most current and complete information on the standard Visualforce view components.

Before moving on to the next chapter, consider what you’ve learned about Visualforce:

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