Using the Inspector Form
To examine each object for the class
-
Select an object in the left-hand list.
The details for the selected object are then displayed at the right of the Inspector form.
To display the properties of an object
-
Double-click on an object in the Object List at the left of the Inspector form.
The specified object and any properties defined for that object are then displayed at the left of the Inspector form.
You can display object properties only if the property is an object reference.
If a dynamic property is a reference, double-clicking the property name opens an inspector for that reference. In addition, dynamic property names are displayed in blue text.
The Schema Collection Inspector title bar specifies the number of instances of the selected class. The list box in the middle pane contains an entry for each instance of the selected class or classes. In addition, if the class is a collection class, a list box at the upper center displays the properties of the collection. Clicking on a:
-
Property name displays the property value.
-
Collection entry displays the collection entry details.
If the collection class has any properties, both list boxes are automatically made visible. If the collection class does not have any properties, only the collection entries list box display is initially made visible.
When both the collection properties and collection entries list boxes are visible, a resize bar is displayed between them. To change the size of each of the list boxes, drag this resize bar vertically.
When a collection is displayed in the middle pane of the JADE Inspector form, clicking on another collection entry preserves the vertical scroll position of the text box that displays the property values on the right, if that position exists.
The Schema Collection Inspector form displays the type, name, and dynamic attribute names and values of
To toggle the display of collection instance properties
-
Select the Show Collection Properties command in the Options menu.
To examine each object
-
Select an object in the middle (object) list.
To inspect a specific object (drill-down)
-
Double-click on an object in the Object List in the middle pane of the Schema Inspector form.
The specified object and any properties defined for that object are then displayed in a new Schema Collection Inspector form.
When you select the Use Same Window command in the Options menu, each double‑click of an object in an Inspector form re‑uses the same form to display the selected object, replacing the previously displayed object. A pane at the left of the form contains a hierarchical list box displaying all of the objects that have previously been inspected. The hierarchy indicates the history of how the objects were inspected. The entries display the value of the name property if it exists in the object, followed by the class name and the JADE object identifier (oid). Clicking on an entry in the hierarchical history list at the left of the form displays the selected object again.
To view the values for the current property in the object
-
Click the required property.
The values for the selected property are then displayed in the pane at the right of the form when the same form is re‑used.
If the current property is a reference or a collection and the same form is not being re‑used, you can double‑click on it to open a new Inspector form for that property. This enables you to "drill‑down" through your references and collections.
To inspect an object, click on an object listed in the lower part of the Object List in the center pane, to display details of that object in the pane at the right of the form.
You can inspect the edition
The Schema Inspector form menu bar contains the following menus.
