Field Nodes in the Explorer

For each of your source files, the Explorer displays all field objects as field nodes under the Fields (Fields category node icon) category node. Property information about each field is presented in its Explorer icon and property sheet. Double-click any field node to jump to its field declaration in the Source Editor.

You can view a field's property sheet by right-clicking its node in the Explorer and choosing Properties. You can edit the field's properties in the property sheet itself, or by right-clicking the field node and choosing Customize. The node's contextual menu also contains commands for copying, cutting, pasting, and deleting the field.

The contextual menu for field nodes also contains a Tools submenu. The commands in the Tools submenu let you perform a variety of actions on the class, such as overriding inherited methods, synchronizing changes, and localizing your code. Any commands you choose from the the Tools submenu are executed on the entire class.

Field Node Icons

The following table lists the icons the IDE uses to display field objects.

Icon Description
Fields category node icon Category node for fields.
Node for non-static fields with default access Non-static field with default access.
Non-static private field icon Non-static private field.
Non-static public field icon Non-static public field.
Icon for non-static fields with protected access Non-static field with protected access.
Icon for static fields with default access Static field with default access.
Static private field icon Static private field.
Static public field icon Static public field.
Icon for static fields with protected access Static field with protected access.
See also
Source File Nodes in the Explorer
Form Object Nodes in the Explorer
Serialized Prototype Nodes in the Explorer
Class Nodes in the Explorer
Interface Nodes in the Explorer
Constructor Nodes in the Explorer
Method Nodes in the Explorer
Bean Pattern Nodes in the Explorer

Overriding Methods
Using the Import Management Tool
Synchronizing Source Code
Configuring Java Settings

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