Automating application development
JBuilder
provides many time-saving wizards for application development. With
these wizards you can quickly create or modify files, settings, and preferences. The wizards create the
framework of your file or application, allowing you to focus on development.
Using wizards
JBuilder
has three types
of wizards: wizards that create new files, wizards that create elements of an application, and utility wizards.
The wizards available in JBuilder vary by edition
Examples of wizards are:
- Wizards that create new sets of files. Select File | New to access such wizards as:
- Project
- Application
- Applet
- JavaBean
- Wizards that create elements of an application. Select File | New to access such wizards as:
- Utility wizards. Some of these are accessible from the object gallery, some from the Wizards menu.
From the New page of the object gallery, you can choose the following utility wizards:
- Archive Builder (available in JBuilder Professional and Enterprise)
- Class
- Interface
- Data Module
You can access these additional wizards from the Tools menu:
The following are features of JBuilder Professional and Enterprise
- Select the Wizards menu to access utility wizards such as:
- Implement Interface
- Override Method
- Archive Builder (also available from the object gallery)
- Use DataModule
- Two EJB utility wizards: Interfaces and Test Client
The following are features of JBuilder Enterprise
- Wizards available on the Enterprise tab of the object gallery include:
- EJB wizards for creating, grouping, modeling, and testing Enterprise JavaBeans
- CORBA wizards for creating and setting up both client and server sides of an application
- Sample IDL wizard
- JavaServer Page wizard
For more information on wizards,
search for "wizard" in the online help index. For more information on a
specific wizard, open the wizard and click the Help button in the dialog box.
Using the object gallery
The object gallery contains many wizards you can use to create objects quickly. These wizards vary by JBuilder edition.
To open the object gallery, choose File | New.
The object gallery has two pages:
For more information, see "Using the object gallery" in "The JBuilder environment" chapter of Building Applications with JBuilder.
Additional JBuilder tools
JBuilder offers additional tools from the Tools menu:
These are features of JBuilder Professional and Enterprise.
JBuilder tools
Tools |
Description |
BeanInsight |
Checks the validity of JavaBeans and displays information on properties, property editors, and customizers. |
Package Migration |
Tunes files created with previous versions of JBuilder so they are compatible with the updated JDK and JBuilder functionality. |
JDBC Monitor |
Monitors SQL applications. |
JDBC Explorer |
Allows you to edit data and
view JDBC-based meta-database information, tables, views, and stored procedures. |
JDataStore Explorer |
Examines the contents of a JJDataStore, performs many JJDataStore operations without writing code, and manages queries. |
JDataStore Server |
Provides remote access to JJDataStore files.
|
Configure Tools |
Allows you to create and customize macros for command-line tools. |
RMI Registry |
Allows remote
clients to get a reference to a remote object. |
For more information, see the Database Application Developer's Guide, Distributed Application Developer's Guide, and JJDataStore Programmer's Guide.