Build, Run, and Debug Your Application

Now that all changes have been made and all features added, you can finish development. In practice, of course, development cycles between debugging and fixing and adding features.

Build the Application

Try to build the application. Fix any compilation or other errors. You may need to add additional resources or fix type or attribute names, for instance, as previously noted.

Run and Debug the Application

Fix the cause for any exceptions you get. Exceptions may be caused by not including needed components or files not having the appropriate properties. You get exceptions for not embedding the schema file or icon files, as indicated previously.

Fix any deviations from the features. The properly running application looks like this:

LandscapeGuide operates in this way:

• Drag landscaping items from the Palette pane onto the list view list box.
• Select an item to display its attributes in the two property editor panes.
• Change item properties in either property editor.
• Save the file.
• When the application starts, the last saved file opens and displays its list of saved items.

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