Running the JavaSpacesTM Service Browser



Command-line Invocation

To start the browser, the command-line usage is: For example, the browser might be started this way:

Where /files was the directory into which you extracted the software distributions. The -cp option to the java command specifies a class path to search for class files. For more information on options to the java command, click here.


How to Use the Browser

The interface to the JavaSpaces service browser is the same as the interface for the Jini Lookup service browser.

In the lower pane of the main browser window, you can also right-click on a service to get a pop-up menu of commands. If the service is a JavaSpaces service, then you can select Browse Entries from this menu to bring up a browser for the entries in the JavaSpaces service. Double-click on an entry to expand the view to include its field values, double-click it again to collapse the view.


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