Compare Tool

The Compare tool allows you to compare:

  • Two different application objects.

  • The same application object in two different layers.

  • Two versions of the same object, if you are using version control.

After you have run a comparison, differences between the application objects are displayed in the Comparison form.

The following table lists the symbols and colors that are used to show differences between objects.

Symbol or color

Meaning

Represented in the following figure as

Shaded box with a check mark

There are differences in the children of the node.

Red and blue unequal icon

There are differences within the current node.

classDeclaration method

Black text

There is no difference between the two objects in the current code line, property, or control.

static str description()

Red or blue icons or text

The current code line, property, or control belongs to only one of the objects.

enabled method, SYS55879

Shaded background

There are differences between the two objects in the current code line or property.

return "@SYS55879";

Light gray background

The same code line appears in both objects, but in a different position.

The following figure shows the differences between the AddressWizard class and the AddressWizardAustralia class.

Comparison Form

Differences between AddressWizard and AddressWizardAustralia

Code lines that differ between two objects may have a small icon to the right. The straight arrow icons can be used to insert or remove the code line. The bent arrow icons can be used to move code lines.

NoteNote

Lines can only be inserted and deleted from the current layer. Lines cannot be moved if two objects in the same layer are compared.


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