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The information contained in this section applies to IBM WebSphere Commerce Version 7.0.0.9 and Feautre Pack 8. The documentation also applies to all subsequent releases and modifications until otherwise indicated in new editions.
Developing
The topics in the Developing section describe tasks performed by an application developer.
Presentation layer
WebSphere Commerce uses Java Server Pages (JSP) to implement the view layer of the Model-View-Controller (MVC) design pattern. The view layer is in charge of retrieving data from the database through the use of data beans and formatting it to meet the display requirements. The view layers determines whether the request is sent to a browser or streamed out as XML. JSP files present a clean separation between data content and presentation.
Customizing WebSphere Commerce Accelerator, Organization Administration Console, or Administration Console
The WebSphere Commerce browser-based tools (WebSphere Commerce Accelerator, Organization Administration Console, Administration Console) can be extended or changed. In addition to customizing the tools you can also create a new browser-based tool that uses the same underlying framework. A new tool based on the tools framework is referred to as a WebSphere Commerce tools user interface center.
Tools framework
The tools framework defines user interface elements and functionality used to control and manipulate these elements.
Dynamic trees
A dynamic tree organizes information in a tree layout, allowing the user to navigate the tree, as well as expand and collapse tree branches.
Dynamic tree JavaScript functions

Dynamic tree JavaScript functions

You can use the following JavaScript functions in your dynamic tree, they are implemented by WebSphere Commerce by default. The following functions are defined in the parent frame, and are called using parent.functionName() :


Function Name	Description
gotoAndHighlightByName(`namePath`)	Searches the tree for the specified `namePath`. The `namePath` is the text displayed in the user interface. If found the tree expands to the specified path and the node or leaf is highlighted. If not found an error message is displayed.
gotoAndHighlightByValue(`valuePath`)	Searches the tree for the specified `valuePath`. The `valuePath` is the value of the node in the tree. If found the tree expands to the specified path and the node is highlighted. If not found an error message is displayed.
getNamePath(`node`)	This function returns the path for the specified node, from the tree root. The path is specified by name, that is the names that display in the user interface.
getValuePath(`node`)	This function returns the path for the specified node, from the tree root. The path is specified by value, that is the value of the nodes that display in the user interface.
getHighlightedNode()	This function returns the current highlighted or selected node.