Node Icons in the Explorer

The following tables show some of the icons used in the Explorer to distinguish what type of item (such as package, HTML file, Java file, Java method, and JavaBeans property) that the node represents. Other icons may be installed by IDE extension modules.

This page shows icons for:

High-Level Nodes

The following table lists some of the icons used to represent entire filesystems or entire objects:

Icon Description
 The root Filesystems node. You can right-click this node to mount new filesystems in the IDE.
 The root Javadoc node.
root Project nodeThe root Project node.
 A local directory. For Java hierarchies, this node represents the default Java package.
 JAR archive filesystem. This node can be expanded to display the hierarchy of files in the JAR, though the files can not be edited.
 JAR recipe file. A JAR recipe file contains information necessary to create a JAR file, such as the files to include in the JAR file, where to create the JAR file, and manifest information. The contextual menu for this node includes commands that allow you to modify (Properties), create or update (Compile), or run (Execute) the JAR file.
 Represents a JAR file created from the JAR recipe. The location of the file is given next to the icon.
 Indicates that a JAR file has not yet been created from the JAR recipe. The location given next to the icon is where the JAR file is created when the JAR recipe is compiled.
 The subnodes of this node are items included in the JAR receipe file. These items can be either files or directories.
 Folder. This icon represents folders, directories, and Java packages.
 Java source file.
 Java form object.
 Serialized prototype.
 Java class or inner class.
 Java interface or inner interface.
 Form Editor node. This node appears in a form object's hierarchy when that object is open in the Form Editor. The node and its subnodes are mirrored in the Component Inspector.
 JavaServer page.
 Cluster of aliases used for related files.
 HTML file.
 Image file.
 Web bookmark.

Badges

Badge icons can be affixed to other icons to indicate a particular state of the object. The following table lists some of the badges used in the IDE:

Icon Description
 The file needs to be compiled (it has not been compiled or the source has changed since the last compilation).
 The file is a runnable object.
 The file can not be parsed. The file may contain an unrecoverable syntactic error or there may have been a problem reading the file.

Java Elements and Bean Patterns

The icons in the following table represent elements within the Java hierarchy. These elements include methods, fields, and bean patterns.

Icon Description
 Category node for constructors.
 Constructor with default access.
 Private constructor.
 Public constructor.
 Constructor with protected access.
 Category node for methods.
 Method with default access (non-static).
 Private method (non-static).
 Public method (non-static).
 Method with protected access (non-static).
 Method with default access (static).
 Private method (static).
 Public method (static).
 Method with protected access (static).
 Category node for fields.
 Field with default access (non-static).
 Private field (non-static).
 Public field (non-static).
 Field with protected access (non-static).
 Field with default access (static).
 Private field (static).
 Public field (static).
 Field with protected access (static).
 Non-static initializer.
 Static initializer.
 Bean Patterns node. Subnodes represent bean properties and event sets. You can right-click Bean Patterns to add bean properties and bean event sets to your code or generate BeanInfo for the class.
 Read-only bean property.
 Read/write bean property.
 Write-only bean property.
 Read-only indexed bean property.
 Read/write indexed bean property.
 Write-only indexed bean property.
 Multicast bean event set.
 Unicast bean event set.

Properties Files

The following table lists icons used to represent Java .properties files in the IDE:

Icon Description
 Properties object.
 Properties locale.
 Properties key.
See also
The Explorer
Version Control Statuses
Creating a New File
Working With Beans

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