The Explorer
The Explorer provides a tree view of packages, files, and other objects and provides a starting point for
programming. You can browse files there or monitor running processes and debugging.
Objects are represented as nodes, some of which can be expanded to reveal subnodes representing elements of these objects (such as Java
inner classes, constructors, methods, and fields).
The Explorer is a tabbed pane and has four tabs by default:
- The Filesystems tab displays any file hierarchies
you have mounted (and chosen to display) in the IDE.
- The Project tab provides a view of files that you have designated as part of the current project.
- The Javadoc tab displays Javadoc documentation that you have mounted in the IDE or that you have generated in the IDE from
mounted sources.
- The Runtime tab displays running and debugging processes (which can also be viewed in the Execution window and Debugging
window, respectively). If you add relevant modules to to the IDE, you can connect various data sources there.
You can work with objects in the Explorer using commands found on their contextual menus (displayed by right-clicking on the node) as well
as on the menus in the main window.
You can access properties for each Explorer node by opening the Properties window and selecting the node. By default, the Properties
window opens below the Explorer in the editing workspace.
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You can also work with your classes in the Object Browser, which is divided into separate panes for packages,
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