The Definition Window


When opening or creating new Non Visual or Server Side applications the Application Builder switches the display to show the Method Tree, Method Explorer and Source and Definition Windows. These windows give you a complete visual representation of your Java source file.

Definition Window

The definition window allows developers who are not that familiar with Java to easily define the properties of globals, constructors and methods. The definition window has four different configurations. Based upon what type of object is selected in the Method Tree the appropriate settings will be displayed. The four configurations are as follows:

Class Definition

Constructor Definition

  • JDPSubsystemMgr - the handle to the Enterprise Server Subsystem Manager. Both Session and Entity classes use this parameter to allow the class to have easy access to the server for controlling it from within your class.
  • JDPJob - the handle the the JDPJob container that your class is running in. This allows your class to do such things as write to the job log.

Global Variable Definition

Method Definition