Determine SmartGWT Version from Browser

[bwilkins30]

I know I can call isc.version to determine the SmartClient version and this is also the version that is shown in the Developers Console. Is there another way to show the SmartGWT version without having to explicitly call Version.getVersion() in my Java code, but from the browser.

[Isomorphic]

Open the Developer Console?

Executing the JavaScript expression "isc.version" in the Developer Console (or any other way, eg Firebug) also works.

[bwilkins30]

Open the Developer Console?

Executing the JavaScript expression "isc.version" in the Developer Console (or any other way, eg Firebug) also works.

I know, that's what I said. But that's not the SmartGWT version. That shows the SmartClient version.

[Isomorphic]

It ends up obfuscated at runtime. But you could create a global JavaScript method that calls Version.getVersion() via JSNI.

[bwilkins30]

It ends up obfuscated at runtime. But you could create a global JavaScript method that calls Version.getVersion() via JSNI.

That's what I was afraid of.. I was trying to accomplish it without having to change the deployed runtime.

[sjivan]

You don't need to change the deployed runtime.

See this from the GWT docs.

[bwilkins30]

You don't need to change the deployed runtime.

See this from the GWT docs.

Thanks for the information. I tried that, but Firefox says "Syntax error" when I do:

$entry(@com.smartgwt.client.Version::getVersion());

I tried frames[0].$entry(@com.smartgwt.client.Version::getVersion());

But that also returns syntax error.

[sjivan]

Thanks for the information. I tried that, but Firefox says "Syntax error" when I do:

$entry(@com.smartgwt.client.Version::getVersion());

I tried frames[0].$entry(@com.smartgwt.client.Version::getVersion());

But that also returns syntax error.

That's because there is a syntax error. You're missing a set of parens. Refer to the JSNI syntax in the GWT docs.

    public static native void exportStaticMethod() /*-{
        $wnd.getSgwtVersion =
                $entry(@com.smartgwt.client.Version::getVersion()());
    }-*/;

[bwilkins30]

That's because there is a syntax error. You're missing a set of parens. Refer to the JSNI syntax in the GWT docs.

    public static native void exportStaticMethod() /*-{
        $wnd.getSgwtVersion =
                $entry(@com.smartgwt.client.Version::getVersion()());
    }-*/;

Ok, but this also fails from Firefox web console. I don't want to create a public static native void method in my WAR, I want to just execute JavaScript from Firefox's web console. I didn't paste the Java portion into the web console, just the $entry.. part. I even tried pre-ceding it with frames[0].$entry(..) but that didn't work either.

[sjivan]

I'm sorry, you had the right syntax earlier.

public static native void exportStaticMethod() /*-{
        $wnd.getSgwtVersion =
                $entry(@com.smartgwt.client.Version::getVersion());
    }-*/;

The extra parens would cause the method to execute while we just want to assign it to the function. I added the above method in my entry point's onModuleLoad() and called "getSgwtVersion()" from the FF web console and it correctly returned the SmartGWT version.

[bwilkins30]

I'm sorry, you had the right syntax earlier.

public static native void exportStaticMethod() /*-{
        $wnd.getSgwtVersion =
                $entry(@com.smartgwt.client.Version::getVersion());
    }-*/;

The extra parens would cause the method to execute while we just want to assign it to the function. I added the above method in my entry point's onModuleLoad() and called "getSgwtVersion()" from the FF web console and it correctly returned the SmartGWT version.

Thats good to know. However, I think you are missing my problem a bit. See, I can't change the WAR. It is deployed and running. How can I do this without changing the WAR? onModuleLoad is in the Java code that currently I am unable to change.

[Isomorphic]

What is the point of all this?

Do you suspect you've deployed an application where you've somehow mixed up the SmartGWT and SmartClient versions?

[bwilkins30]

What is the point of all this?

Do you suspect you've deployed an application where you've somehow mixed up the SmartGWT and SmartClient versions?

No, it is for our QA folks who do not understand code to certify deployed versions.

I could grepjar the smartgwt.jar but they want to see it in the GUI if possible.