Bundled components lost in JSC2
Somewhere along the line I have lost the design-time libraries that were bundled with JSC2.
For example, I can add a static text component to the page, but when I change to code/java mode, the methods valid for that component are not available. Only available are those methods which inherit from Object (clone, toString, etc). Not only does this inhibit autocomplete, but the javadocs for these components are not available. Any suggestions on how I can return this information? I have tried different projects (some directly from Sun tutorials), and am convinced this is not a problem at the project level, but at the IDE level. Any suggestions?
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jbjonesjra] at [2007-11-27 1:14:04]
# 1
First , you can check for libraries by:
Project -> Libaries node. Right click and select properties. You will see the compile time libraries here. Fo example JSF Desgin time support etc..
To check Sun Java Studio Creator Built-in Components:
Tools -> Component Library manager
If you see missing creator libraries, check this thread for solution:
http://forum.java.sun.com/thread.jspa?forumID=881&threadID=5097743
# 2
Included libraries in the project include:
JSF-Design Time Support
Sun WEB UI Component Design Time Support
JDBC Design Time Support
Web Service Support
Built in components (Design Time):
dataprovider.jar
defaulttheme.jar
webui.jar
webui-dt.jar
The JavaDoc section does seem a bit sparse though, only including dataprovider and webui-doc.
I assume the javadoc portion is what holds the key, is this correct?
# 5
Its more of the design time experience.
If I type in (as I have just done) CheckBoxGrou and then try to auto-complete, the only options I recieve is java.awt..CheckBoxGroup. The Java designer knows nothing of the com.sun.rave... classes/libraries. The only way for me to add those classes are either to type them by hand, or to use the Design View drag and drop (and then it adds the correct import statement).
The problem gets bad as soon as I have dropped the component onto the page, as the only methods available via auto-complete are those that were inherited from java.util.Object(or whatever) such as toString(), getClass(), copy(), etc.
The Javadocs are there (I can browse them), but this makes for a very degraded design experience.
