Autodesk 15606-011408-9300 Developer Guide - Page 39
Required Software for the Java Edition, Java Edition Differences
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Required Software for the Java Edition To work with Autodesk MapGuide Viewer, Java Edition, you may need to download certain Java files provided with Autodesk MapGuide. Specifically, you will need to access the Autodesk MapGuide Viewer, Java Edition API, which resides in the com.autodesk.mgjava package. You can find this package in the mgjava.jar archive file, which contains all Autodesk MapGuide Viewer, Java Edition class files for Windows, Macintosh, or Solaris systems. There is also an mgjava.cab file for Windows only. To download these files, choose Help ➤ Contents ➤ Plug-In/Java Edition Downloads in the Autodesk MapGuide Viewer API Help. If you are developing a Java application with Autodesk MapGuide Viewer, Java Edition, you will also need the Java Development Kit version 1.1.x. If you do not have this version, you can get it by downloading it from the following Web site: java.sun.com. If you are developing a Java application with Autodesk MapGuide Viewer, Java Edition using a development environment such as WebGain® VisualCafe™ or Borland® JBuilder, be sure to include the mgjava.jar file in your classpath. If your application will handle events, you will need to download the Java observer applet file MapGuideObserver6J.class. For more information about event handling with Autodesk MapGuide Viewer, Java Edition, see Chapter 5, "Handling Events." To download the Autodesk MapGuide observer, files, choose Help ➤ Contents ➤ Plug-In/Java Edition Downloads in the Autodesk MapGuide Viewer API Help. Java Edition Differences The following sections describe some functional and browser differences between Autodesk MapGuide Viewer, Java Edition and Autodesk MapGuide Viewer ActiveX Control and Autodesk MapGuide Viewer Plug-In. Functional Differences with Java Edition Bookmarks and map preferences are stored in a different location for Autodesk MapGuide Viewer, Java Edition than they are for Autodesk MapGuide Viewer ActiveX Control and Autodesk MapGuide Viewer Plug-In. They are not stored in the system registry. Instead, they are stored in the user's local file system, relative to the user's home directory at $home/.autodesk/mapguide/6.0 where $home is the value of the Java system property user.home. Map Access for the Java Edition | 39