(BSF) A Java framework for executing
scripting languages that can access Java objects. Formulas are written
using a BSF language. The default BSF language that ships with DataVision
is JRuby.
BSF
See Bean Scripting Framework.
boolean
A true or false value. Named for the branch of
logic invented by George Boole that deals with statements using
true, false, and, or, not, etc.
class path
A list of directories or jar files (c.f.) that
the Java run time library searches to find all the files it needs to
run a Java application.
DocBook
A set of SGML tags for describing books, articles,
and other documents, particularly technical documentation.
DTD
Document Type Definition: a language for describing
XML document syntax.
GUI
Graphical User Interface.
HTML
Hypertext Markup Language. Used to build Web
pages.
jar file
A jar file contains one or more other files. The
jar file format is similar to the .zip file format. It is
usually used to contain multiple Java class files, image files, and
other information needed to bundle a Java application.
Java
(1) A computer programming language. (2) An island in
Indonesia. (3) Another name for coffee.
JDBC
A standard used by Java programs for connecting to
various databases using the same interface. (Sun says that JDBC does not
stand for "Java Database Connectivity".)
JRuby
A pure-Java implementation of Ruby. Implements the Bean
Scripting Framework interface, so it can be used in DataVision
formulas.
LaTeX
A set of macros for TeX that simplify the writing of
documents. LaTeX2e is a newer version of LaTeX.
PDF
Adobe's Portable Document Format.
PostScript
Adobe's page description language.
Ruby
An object-oriented scripting language.
SGML
Standard Generalized Markup Language. A
general-purpose markup language; much more complex than XML or
HTML.
Swing
A set of Java classes for building GUIs.
TeX
A language for document layout.
XML
Extensible Markup Language: a language that describes
languages. A format for structured documents and data.
