Working With Java Source
The IDE contains many tools and properties specifically designed to help you
work with Java files:
- The IDE's Beans support lets you easily manipulate classes written to the
JavaBeansTM architecture. You can add bean properties
and event sets, automatically generate BeanInfo classes for your beans, create
serialized prototypes of beans, and add beans to the Form Editor's component
palette for easy use with GUI designing.
- The Javadoc tool enables you to search Javadoc-generated HTML pages for
a specific class, interface, constructor, method, or field. If Javadoc documentation
doesn't exist for your project, you can add Javadoc comments to your source
code and generate the documentation from within the IDE.
- The JAR Packager enables you to easily create, modify, and update JAR archives
in the IDE.
- The Import Management tool helps you manage external references in a source
file.
- The source synchronization feature helps synchronize your Java implementation
classes with their interface and abstract superclass methods.
- The Override Methods tool lets you select methods from superclasses and
interfaces. The tool then generates code for these methods with proper declarations
for you to override with your own code in the Source Editor.
- The Java Sources properties enable you to define Java-related elements of
a project, including the default compiler, debugger, and executor, the parser
class path and automatic parsing delay, and whether or not to display the
Java Editor toolbar or status information on Java nodes.
Follow these links for information about these Java tools and properties, and other
features that help you work with Java code:
Working With Beans
Working With Javadoc Documentation
Using the JAR Packager
Using the Import Management Tool
Synchronizing Source Code
Overriding Methods
Configuring Java Settings
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