workshop on sencha touch - part 3 - mvc in sencha touch

MVC IN SENCHA TOUCH - NITHYA

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Why MVC?

Teamwork

Apps often need teams

Different people work different ways

We need standards

Code needs to be organized

Best practices followed

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What is MVC?

View

Model

Controller

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Model

Loads and manages the application data.

Usually in response to requests from the View

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Manages the display of information and UI controls

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View

Listens for inputs from the user, updates Model and View

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Controller

MVC Standards

Common Usage Patterns – Application namespace

Common File Structure – Strict MVC structure

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Model

A Model represents some object that your application manages

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View

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Controller

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File Structure

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Benefits of MVC

Scalability

Maintainability

Flexibility

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