GWT in Action

Chapter 14. Automatically generating new code

This chapter covers

• Overview of GWT generators

• Writing custom generators

• Accessing input and context

• Using introspection

Everything we’ve done so far has involved you, as a developer, writing GWT Java code for your application. But you can do more with GWT. Is your ideal development project one that includes sitting back with your feet up and letting a tool write the code for you? With GWT, your dreams are about to come true—almost. Using GWT generators, it’s possible, at compile time, to take an existing interface or class (a type) and automatically generate a brand-new type. This new type could implement the input interface or extend the input class, giving new functionality to your applications. The ...