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HCL Domino Designer User Guide and Reference
This guide provides information on using HCL Domino Designer and programming language reference information.
What's new in Domino Designer 14?
The following features are new for developers in HCL Domino® Designer 14.
General updates
HCL Domino Designer 14.0 provides the following enhancements:

HCL Domino Designer User Guide and Reference
This guide provides information on using HCL Domino Designer and programming language reference information.
- What's new in Domino Designer 14?
  The following features are new for developers in HCL Domino® Designer 14.
  - General updates
    HCL Domino Designer 14.0 provides the following enhancements:
  - Advanced Properties
    Following are the advanced properties for Designer 14.0:
  - Domino Restyle Updates
    Domino Restyle updates an application's UI elements with a color-coordinated, cleaner look and feel.
  - Source Code Integration
    Domino Designer 14.0 provides a new source code integration using Yaml-based source control.
  - New methods to work with proxy for NotesHTTPRequest (LotusScript)
    Following methods are introduced in NotesHTTPRequest (LotusScript) to work with proxy:
  - QRP Views from Templates
    Domino Designer 14.0 introduces new variables, parameters, and examples for Query Results Processor (QRP) views.
  - 64-bit client support for long arrays in LotusScript
    With this release, the following code works correctly in the 64-bit Client:
- Accessibility and keyboard shortcuts
  Accessibility features assist users who have a disability, such as restricted mobility or limited vision, to use information technology content successfully.
- Application Design
  Welcome to the Application Design section of Domino® Designer Help.
- Application Management
  Welcome to the Application Management section of Domino® Designer Help.
- Domino® Query Language
  Domino® Query Language (DQL) is a facility running on a Domino server that provides a terse, shorthand syntax for finding documents. It supports a wide variety and complexity of search terms. It leverages existing design elements, avoiding the need to write detailed code to access them. DQL consolidates all methods in Domino for searching document contents.
- Composite Applications - Design and Management
  Composite applications are a key element in a service-oriented architecture (SOA) and contextual collaboration strategy. The ability to create and edit composite applications lets you easily integrate different types of components and technologies.
- DB2® Access views
  Domino® Designer includes two types of design elements to assist you in managing data contained in DB2® enabled Notes® databases:
- Programming Overview and User Interface
  This section contains general guidelines and examples that show where to use Java, LotusScript, and the formula language.
- Formula Language
  This section documents the formula language.
- LotusScript® Language
  Welcome to the LotusScript® Language section of Domino® Designer Help.
- LotusScript/COM/OLE Classes
- Java/CORBA Classes
  This section documents the Java/CORBA classes.
- Connectors
  Connectors provide native access to a wide variety of DBMS products, ODBC, the platform File system, Enterprise Resource Planning systems, and Transaction Processing systems.
- Javadoc™ for Domino® Designer related APIs
  As part of providing additional Java™ reference documentation, Domino® Designer ships with a help plugin that contains Javadoc™ for additional Domino Designer related APIs.

General updates

HCL Domino Designer 14.0 provides the following enhancements:

JVM upgrade

JVM for Designer Client/ XPages is upgraded from Java 1.8 to Java 17. Developers can now use Java 17 in Designer to compile their Java code.

Eclipse JDT now supports Java 17 in v4.22. This release notably includes the following Java 17 features:

Note: The preview option should be on for preview language features.

Eclipse upgrade

Eclipse is upgraded from v4.6 to v4.22. This provides:

New features in the Platform and Equinox.
New features for Java developers.
New APIs in the Platform and Equinox.
New features for plug-in developers.

JSE is now compatible with Eclipse v4.22.

Compiler upgrade

The C++ compiler on Windows is upgraded from VC 2017 to VC 2022.

Improved Java Script Editor

Java Script Editor has following enhancements:

The look and feel of the Java Script Editor is improved.
Content assist: CTRL + SPACE, CTRL + CLICK and DOT ( . ) operator.
The Outline tab displays functions and variable names.
Automatic tag creation based on context.

the improved java script editor for ea2