Mounting a Javadoc Filesystem

To work with Javadoc filesystems that were created outside of the IDE, you must mount them in the IDE. Directories must be mounted at the default package, and the sources in them must be in packages corresponding to their position relative to the mount point. If a filesystem is mounted at the wrong point, the IDE can not find the Javadoc files.

If you want to work with the Javadoc files from a JAR or zip file, that JAR or zip file must be mounted individually as an archive file. Likewise, any Javadoc files you need from an HTTP connection must be mounted in the IDE.

To mount a directory:

  1. In the Explorer, click the Javadoc tab.
  2. In the Javadoc tab, right-click the Javadoc root node and choose Add Local Directory.
  3. In the Mount Directory dialog box, select the directory that contains the Javadoc documentation.
  4. Click Mount.

    If the directory contains Javadoc index files, the directory is added to the Javadoc tab. If the directory does not contain Javadoc index files, an alert box asks if you want to mount the directory. If you click Yes, the directory is mounted, and you can set a relative mount point for the directory as follows:

    1. Right-click the mount point and choose Properties.
    2. In the Properties dialog box, click the Expert tab.
    3. Set the Root Offset property to a relative mount point.

To mount a JAR or zip file:

  1. In the Explorer, click the Javadoc tab.
  2. In the Javadoc tab, right-click the Javadoc root node and choose Add Archive (JAR, Zip).
  3. In the Mount JAR Archive dialog box, select the JAR or zip file that contains the Javadoc documentation.
  4. Click Mount.

    See the preceding procedure for instructions on how to handle a JAR file or zip file does not contain Javadoc index files.

To mount an HTTP filesystem:

  1. In the Explorer, click the Javadoc tab.
  2. In the Javadoc tab, right-click the Javadoc node and choose Add HTTP filesystem.
  3. In the Choose URL dialog box, type the URL that contains the Javadoc documentation.
  4. Click OK.

    The URL is added to the Javadoc tab.

See also
Mounting a Filesystem
Configuring a Javadoc Filesystem
Unmounting a Javadoc Filesystem

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