Adding JoltBeans to Your Java Development Environment

Before you can use JoltBeans, set up your Java development environment to include JoltBeans:

• Set the CLASSPATH in your development environment to include all Jolt classes.
• Add JoltBeans to the Component Library of your development environment.

The method of setting the CLASSPATH can vary, depending on the development environment you use.

JoltBeans includes a set of .jar files containing all of the JoltBeans. You can add these .jar files to your preferred Java development environment so that JoltBeans are available in the component library of your Java tool. For example, using Symantec Visual Café, you can set the CLASSPATH so that the .jar files are visible in the Component Library window of Visual Café. You only need to set the CLASSPATH of these .jar files in your development environment once. After you place these .jar files in the CLASSPATH of your development environment, you can then add JoltBeans to the Component Library. Then you can simply drag and drop any JoltBean directly onto the Java form on which you are developing your Jolt client application.

To set the CLASSPATH in your Java development environment, follow the instructions in the product documentation for your development environment. Navigate from the IDE of your development tool to the directory where the jolt.jar file resides. The jolt.jar file is typically found in the directory called %TUXDIR%\udatadoj\jolt. The jolt.jar file contains the main Jolt classes. Set the CLASSPATH to include these classes. The JoltBean .jar files do not need to be added to the CLASSPATH. To use them, you only need to add them as components in your IDE.

After you have set the CLASSPATH to include the Jolt classes, you can add JoltBeans to the Component Library of your development environment. See the documentation for your particular development environment for instructions on populating the Component Library.

When you are ready to add JoltBeans to the Component Library of your development environment, add only the development version of JoltBeans. Refer to “Using Development and Run-time JoltBeans” for complete details.