A system and method for synchronizing a user interface element displayed on
a client and a software application component executing on a web server
are described. The synchronizing of a user interface element and a
software application component includes representing a user interface
element as a user interface element component having a characteristic and
providing a wiring descriptor relating the characteristic of the user
interface element component with a characteristic of a software
application component. The wiring descriptor associates the user interface
element component with the software application component and synchronizes
the characteristic of the user interface element component with the
characteristic of the software application component.