Node Icons in the Explorer and the Object Browser

The following are some of the icons used in the Explorer and Object Browser 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 extension modules.

Icon Description
The root Filesystems node. You can right-click this node to mount new filesystems in the IDE.
The root Javadoc node.
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 file. The contextual menu for this node includes commands that allow you to modify (Manage JAR) or recompile (Update JAR Content) the JAR file.
Folder. This icon represents folders, directories, and Java packages.
Java source file.
Runnable Java object.
Invalid Java source file (cannot be parsed).
Java form object.
Runnable Java form object.
Invalid Java form object (cannot be parsed).
Serialized prototype.
Invalid serialized prototype (cannot be parsed).
Runnable serialized prototype.
Java class or inner class.
Java interface or inner interface.
Cluster of aliases used for related files.
HTML file.
Image file.
Web bookmark.
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.
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 object.
Properties locale.
Properties key.
A file or element that can not be properly parsed.
See also
The Explorer

The Object Browser

Creating a New File

Working With Beans

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