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Chapter 4: The Explorer and Object Browser
Table 3: Common Object Commands
Command
Description
Open
Opens the default viewer for the object
type – usually the Editor window. Also
opens up the Form Editor window and
Component Inspector for visual
classes.
Customize Bean
Displays a window with the property
sheet for the selected class as well as
the option to serialize it.
View
Opens an HTML object in the default
applet viewer.
Compile
Compiles selected object(s).
Execute
Runs the selected object.
Cut
/ Copy / Paste / Delete / Rename
Standard clipboard-style operations.
Creates a new element (of the type chosen in the submenu) in the selected
class or source file. These commands
are available on the contextual menu
for the relevant category node (for
example, Fields)
New | Method (or Constructor, Initializer,
Variable, Inner Class, Inner Interface)
New | Property
Brings up the New Property Pattern
dialog for creating a new JavaBeans
property for the selected bean.
Tools | Create Group...
Creates a group (object composed of
links to one or more files, enabling you
to access them from the same place in
the IDE). See “Group of Files”on
page 201.
Tools | Auto Comment...
Enables you to comment your source
code automatically and view all parts of
your source code (methods, constructors, inner classes, variables, and such)
and document them individually.
Tools | Generate JavaDoc
Generates JavaDoc documentation for
the selected classes or elements and
places it in the directory that you specify.
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