Debugging components in the IBM Rational Application Developer for WebSphere

The IBM Rational Application Developer for WebSphere, included with the WAS on a separately-installable CD, includes debugging functionality that is built on the Eclipse workbench. Documentation for the IBM Rational Application Developer for WebSphere is provided with that product. To learn more about the debug components, launch the IBM Rational Application Developer for WebSphere, select Help > Help Contents and choose the Develop > Debugging applications bookshelf entries.

The IBM Rational Application Developer for WebSphere includes the following components:

The WAS debug adapter

which allows us to debug web objects running on WAS and that we have launched in a browser. These objects include enterprise beans, JavaServer Pagesfiles, and servlets.

The JavaScript debug adapter

which enables server-side JavaScript debugging.

The Compiled language debugger

which allows us to detect and diagnose errors in compiled-language applications.

The Java development tools (JDT) debugger

which allows us to debug Java code.

All of the debug components in the IBM Rational Application Developer for WebSphere can be used for debugging locally and for remote debugging.

(Dist) To learn more about Log and Trace Analyzer, launch the IBM Rational Application Developer for WebSphere, and select Help > Help Contents. To learn about known limitations and problems associated with the IBM Rational Application Developer for WebSphere, see the IBM Rational Application Developer for WebSphere release notes.