Commands and tools for the IBM Developer Kit for Java

When using the IBM^® Developer Kit for Java™, you can either use Java tools with the Qshell Interpreter or CL commands.

If you have prior Java programming experience, you may be more comfortable using the Qshell Interpreter Java tools, because they are similar to the tools that you would use with Sun Microsystems, Inc. Java Development Kit. See Qshell Interpreter for information about using the Qshell environment.

If you are an iSeries™ programmer, you may want to use the CL commands for Java that are typical to the iSeries server environment. Read on for more information about using CL commands and iSeries Navigator commands.

You can use any of these commands and tools with the IBM Developer Kit for Java:

• The Qshell environment includes the Java development tools that are typically required for program development.
• The CL environment contains the CL commands for optimizing and managing Java programs.
• The iSeries Navigator commands that are supported by Java also create and run optimized Java programs.

• Java tools that are supported by the IBM Developer Kit for Java
  The IBM Developer Kit for Java supports these tools.
• CL commands that are supported by Java
  The IBM Developer Kit for Java supports these CL commands.
• iSeries Navigator commands that are supported by Java
  The iSeries Navigator is a graphical interface for your Windows^® desktop. It is part of iSeries Access for Windows^® and covers many iSeries functions that administrators or users need to accomplish their daily work.