Enabling the Web Inspector

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Enabling the Web Inspector for the BlackBerry Browser

Enabling the Web Inspector for the BlackBerry Browser on BlackBerry Tablet OS

On a BlackBerry tablet or on the BlackBerry Tablet Simulator, open the BlackBerry Browser.
In the browser, swipe down from the top bezel to display the browser's menu bar.
Click the Options icon to display the browser Options screen.
On the browser Options screen, select Privacy & Security.
On the Privacy & Security panel, slide the Enable Web Inspector setting to On. The browser displays the IP address and the port number (1337) required to connect from your desktop browser.
If prompted, type your device password to complete the enabling process.
Click the Back button at the top of the display to save the Options settings and return to the browser window.

You can now open a connection to the BlackBerry Browser to remotely inspect the page that it is displaying.

Enable the Web Inspector for the BlackBerry Browser on BlackBerry 7

On a BlackBerry smartphone or on the BlackBerry Smartphone Simulator, open the BlackBerry Browser.
In the browser, open the browser menu and click Options.
In the Web Content portion of the screen, check Enable Developer Tools. Enabling the developer tools causes the Developer Tools menu item to be displayed in the browser menu.
Save the change and exit the Options screen.
Open the browser menu, and select Developer Tools > Enable Web Inspector. The browser displays a dialog box that indicates that the Web Inspector is now enabled, and provides the IP address and the port number (1337) required to connect from your desktop browser.

You can now open a connection to the BlackBerry Browser to remotely inspect the page that it is displaying.

Enable the Web Inspector for a BlackBerry WebWorks application

You can use the Web Inspector to inspect web content displayed in a BlackBerry WebWorks application. In a BlackBerry WebWorks application, you enable the Web Inspector at compile time.

Note: The Web Inspector should only be enabled during the testing phase of development. When the application is ready for production, you should recompile the application without the Web Inspector enabled.

Run the BlackBerry WebWorks Packager from a command prompt.
At the command prompt, change to the installation folder for the BlackBerry WebWorks Packager.
In the command to compile the application, include the -d option flag to enable the Web Inspector. For example:
```
bbwp "C:\myapp\myarchive.zip" -d -o "C:\myapp\output"
```

When you load this BlackBerry WebWorks application on a BlackBerry device or simulator and run it, a dialog appears that indicates that the Web Inspector is enabled, and provides the IP address and the port number (1337) required to connect from your desktop browser.

Enable the Web Inspector for an embedded browser object in a BlackBerry Java Application

You can use the Web Inspector to inspect web content displayed in an embedded browser object in a BlackBerry Java Application. In a BlackBerry Java Application, you enable the Web Inspector for the application by setting a property within the code.

Before you begin:

This procedure assumes you have already created a functional BlackBerry Java Application that includes an embedded browser object to display HTML content. To learn how to create an app that includes an embedded browser object, see Enhanced support for web content in BlackBerry device applications in the BlackBerry Java SDK Integration Development Guide.

In the screen constructor in your application, if you have not already done so, create an instance of the BrowserFieldConfig class.
```
BrowserFieldConfig myBrowserFieldConfig = new BrowserFieldConfig();
```

Set the ENABLE_WEB_INSPECTOR property for your BrowserFieldConfig object to a value of TRUE.

myBrowserFieldConfig.setProperty(BrowserFieldConfig.ENABLE_WEB_INSPECTOR,Boolean.TRUE);

In your code, where you have created an instance of the BrowserField class, pass in the BrowserFieldConfig object.
```
BrowserField browserField = new BrowserField(myBrowserFieldConfig);
```

When you open a BlackBerry Java Application with the Web Inspector enabled on a BlackBerry smartphone, a dialog appears that indicates that the Web Inspector is enabled, and provides the IP address and the port number (1337) required to connect from your desktop browser.

Code sample: Enabling the Web Inspector in a BlackBerry Java Application

The following code sample demonstrates how to enable the Web Inspector in a BlackBerry Java Application.

import net.rim.device.api.browser.field2.*;
import net.rim.device.api.ui.*;
import net.rim.device.api.ui.container.*;

public class HelloWorld extends UiApplication
{
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        HelloWorld app = new HelloWorld();
        app.enterEventDispatcher();
    }
    public HelloWorld()
    {
        pushScreen(new HelloWorldScreen());
    }
}

class HelloWorldScreen extends MainScreen
{
    public HelloWorldScreen()
    {
        BrowserFieldConfig myBrowserFieldConfig = new BrowserFieldConfig();
        myBrowserFieldConfig.setProperty(BrowserFieldConfig.NAVIGATION_MODE,BrowserFieldConfig.NAVIGATION_MODE_POINTER);
        myBrowserFieldConfig.setProperty(BrowserFieldConfig.ENABLE_WEB_INSPECTOR,Boolean.TRUE);
        BrowserField browserField = new BrowserField(myBrowserFieldConfig);
       
        add(browserField);
        browserField.requestContent("http://www.blackberry.com/");
    }
}

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