Creating a JSP with the wizard

Chapter 14 Working with Java

Creating a JSP with the wizard

You can create a JSP with the wizard that will guide you through the creation of the component. The wizard is invoked from a class diagram. It is only available if the language is Java.

You can either create a JSP without selecting any file object, or select a file object beforehand and start the wizard from the Tools menu.

You can also create several JSP of the same type by selecting several file objects at the same time. The wizard will automatically create one JSP per file object: the file objects you have selected in the class diagram become .JSP files.

The wizard for creation of a JSP lets you define the following parameters:

Wizard page	Description
Name	Name of the JSP component
Code	Code of the JSP component
TemplateContent	Allows you to choose the default template of the JSP file object. The TemplateContent is an extended attribute located in the Profile/Component/Criteria/J2EE-JSP category of the Java object language. If you do not modify the content of the file object, the default content remains (see the Contents page of the file object property sheet). All templates are available in the Profile/FileObject/Criteria/JSP/templates category of the Java object language
Create symbol	Creates a component symbol in the diagram specified beside the Create symbol In check box. If a component diagram already exists, you can select one from the dropdown listbox. You can also display the diagram properties by selecting the Properties tool

To create a JSP with the wizard:

Select Tools→Create JSP from a class diagram.

The Java Server Page Wizard dialog box appears.

Select a name and code for the JSP component and click Next.

Select a JSP template and click Next.

At the end of the wizard, you have to define the creation of symbols.

When you have finished using the wizard, the following actions are executed:

A JSP component and a file object with an extension .JSP are created and visible in the Browser. The file object is named after the original default component name to preserve coherence
If you open the property sheet of the file object, you can see that the Artifact property is selected

For more information on artifact file objects, see the "File object properties in a deployment diagram" section in the "Building Implementation Diagrams" chapter.

You can edit the file object directly in the internal editor of PowerDesigner, if its extension corresponds to an extension defined in the Editors page of the General Options dialog box, and if the <internal> keyword is defined in the Editor Name and Editor Command columns for this extension