Version 3.0 of VisualAge for Java includes the following changes.
Professional and Enterprise Editions
- The WebSphere Test Environment, which provides server run-time support for testing and
debugging JavaServer Pages (JSP) components
- The JSP Development Environment, which includes a JSP execution monitor
- The Servlet Development Environment, which includes a servlet launcher tool
- The Stored Procedure Builder, for creating stored procedures that run on remote
relational databases
- Additional data access beans for creating, reading, updating, and deleting data and for
accessing stored procedures
- Support for SQLJ
- Customizable browsing and enhanced code assist features in the IDE, including macro
support
- Contextual help for Java keywords and program elements
- Distributed debugger for Java applications that run across different environments
- Enhanced integrated debugger
- Performance improvements to code generated by the Visual Composition Editor
- Other enhancements to the Visual Composition Editor, including improved property editor
support and Null-to-GridBag layout converter
- JDK updated to version 1.1.7A, featuring euro currency support
- JFC updated to version 1.0.3
- Extensions to the Tool Integrator API, allowing for remote access, so that tools can now
run outside the IDE
Enterprise Edition only
- The WebSphere Test Environment, which provides server run-time support for testing and
debugging Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) components
- The EJB Development Environment, including SmartGuides for the creation of session and
entity enterprise beans, and support for container-managed persistence
- An incremental consistency checker that confirms that enterprise beans conform to EJB
programming specifications
- Support for enterprise beans from the Access Builder for SAP R/3
- In the Enterprise Access Builder, new e-business connector beans that support the Common
Connector Framework (Host-on-Demand, IMS, MQSeries, and SAP connectors added to the
previously available connectors for CICS and Encina DE-Light)
- The Domino Access Builder, for access to Lotus Domino databases and services
- Performance improvements in the high-performance compiler
For more information about enhancements to VisualAge for Java, refer to the product Web
site at http://www.software.ibm.com/ad/vajava
