[opencms-dev] where to store some data?

[tol]

What exactly identifys a content item? I assume a image, a plain text or 
a link ... - all I could create by hand by the "new button" ... some 
else? Are there some public java-methods to create those items in the 
vfs? Exists some more public opencms classes like CmsJspActionElement, 
CmsJspNavBuilder and CmsJspNavElement?

Using own database means writing own queries and own selects? Or is 
there a mechanism included doing that?

best regards
Tol

Olli Aro wrote:

>I think it depends on our application. If you can clearly identify your data
>as content items then use VFS. E.g. if creating a shopping catalogue it
>would probably make sense to create new stock items as part of the VFS. If
>it seems there is no real value presenting your data as content items, then
>I would just use my own database.
>
>If it is a contacts database you are after, I think someone has written a
>module on that already...
>
>Regards,
>
>Olli
>