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In addition to its suite of edit-compile-debug tools, VisualAge for Java provides robust code management facilities. You've seen how easy it is to work with multiple editions of a program element. But what else can you get from the repository?
From the Window menu, select Repository Explorer.
The Repository Explorer provides a visual interface to your repository. The repository includes all editions of all program elements. This includes all the program elements that are currently in the workspace.
Within the Repository Explorer, you can open or compare program elements that are stored in the repository. There's no need to swap editions in and out of the workspace to view them or compare them.
By comparing different editions, you can see:
To compare two editions of a package:
All program elements that are in the workspace are indicated by an asterisk (*).
VisualAge for Java comes with a wide variety of example code. Use the Repository Explorer window to examine these examples. For instance, to examine the completed version of the To-Do List program in the Repository Explorer:
Suppose that you want to run these completed samples, or make your own updates to them. First, you must bring them into the workspace. For example, to bring the completed version of the To-Do List program into the workspace:
The package for the To-Do List program is added to your workspace, and you can update it and run it.
With the repository and the ability to work with multiple editions of your program elements, code management becomes easy. VisualAge for Java keeps you on the right track.
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