CHAPTER 3 IDE Tools

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CHAPTER 3IDE Tools
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IDE Tools

• The chapter discusses the main tools used to
  create, view, and edit code. It also introduces
  the major development features of the tools as
  they appear in the IDE.
• Navigators
• Structure window
• Component Palette
• Property Inspector
• Log Window
• Code Editor
• Debugger

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IDE Tools

• Visual editors
• HTML and UIX previewers
• New Gallery
• Data Control Palette
• Other editors
• Viewer windows
• SQL Worksheet
• Modelers and diagrammers

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Navigators

• Visual editors
• HTML and UIX previewers
• New Gallery
• Data Control Palette
• Other editors
• Viewer windows
• SQL Worksheet
• Modelers and diagrammers

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Navigators

• JDeveloper provides three navigator windows
• Application Navigator
• System Navigator
• Connection Navigator

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Application Navigator and System Navigator

• Most work starts in the Applications Navigator.
  You can create, view, interact with application
  workspaces, projects, files, and other
  components. The AN shows a view of the files you
  are working on using categories that are more
  logical than physical.

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Application Navigator and System Navigator

• Most work starts in the Applications Navigator.
  You can create, view, interact with application
  workspaces, projects, files, and other
  components.
• The Applications Navigator shows a view of the
  files you are working on using categories that
  are more logical than physical.

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Application Navigator
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System Navigator
The Systems Navigator displays a different view
of the same files, but in a format similar to the
file system.
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System Navigator
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Connection Navigator
This is the one we will be concerned with
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Run Manager
The Run Manager window displays all the current
running processes. It also allows you to
terminate any process.
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Structure Window
This window displays a detailed view of the
objects within or properties of the selected file
or node. It displays the objects within the file
in the currently active editor. It take different
forms depended on the file and the editor that
has focus. File type Java
application Editor Code Editor
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Structure Window
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Structure Window
File type JSP file Editor JSP/HTML Visual Editor
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Component Palette
This window contains components you use in the
visual editor for various styles of code like
Java client, JSP files, HTML file, or UIX files.
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Property Inspector
This window automatically displays when the
visual editor is displayed. For Java client
controls two tabs are displayed Properties and
Events. For HTML, JSP, and UIX files, only the
Property tab displays.