By organizing your work in the IDE into projects, you can:
In the IDE, you always work in a project, whether it is the IDE's default project or one that you have created. Changes that you make to open windows and their positions, alterations in project settings, and files you have added to the Project tab are reflected in the current project.
You can also import projects that were created in another Java IDE.
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Only one IDE project can be open at a time. However, you can easily work on several independent applications within the same project, particularly if they rely on the same settings. |
For more information on working with projects, see:
Creating a New Project
Adding an Existing File to a Project
Adding a New File to a Project
Importing a Project From Another IDE
Switching to a Different Project
Deleting a Project
Configuring a Project
Compiling, Running, and Debugging a Project
The Explorer
Mounting a Filesystem in the IDE