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:

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.

Object gallery

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.