Serialized Prototype Nodes in the Explorer

The Explorer displays all serialized prototypes of Java beans as serialized prototype nodes (Serialized prototype node icon). Each serialized prototype node expands to reveal subnodes for each of its classes (Class node icon) and interfaces (Interface icon node).

You can right-click any serialized prototype node to access a contextual menu containing the following commands:

Badges

The IDE affixes badge icons to Explorer icons to indicate a particular state of the object. The following table lists the badge icons used by the IDE.

Icon Description
Needs compilation badge The file needs to be compiled. It has not been compiled or the source has changed since the last compilation.
Runnable object badge The file is a runnable object.
File cannot be parsed badge The file cannot be parsed. The file might contain an unrecoverable syntactic error or there might have been a problem reading the file.
See also
Source File Nodes in the Explorer
Form Object Nodes in the Explorer
Class Nodes in the Explorer
Interface Nodes in the Explorer

Field Nodes in the Explorer
Constructor Nodes in the Explorer
Method Nodes in the Explorer
Bean Pattern Nodes in the Explorer

Customizing a Bean
Adding a Bean to the Component Palette
Creating a Group of Files

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