Project Tasks: Quick Reference

This topic describes common tasks you can perform with projects. For more detailed information, click the links in the right column.

To perform this task Follow these steps
Create a project.
  1. Choose File > New Project (Ctrl-Shift-N).
  2. Select the right template for your project. 
Add a JAR file to a standard project's classpath.
  1. In the Projects window, right-click the Source Packages node for the project and choose Properties. The IDE opens the Project Properties dialog box in the Compiling Sources page.
  2. Click Add JAR and select the JAR file in the file chooser.

    If you also want to attach source code and Javadoc for the JAR file, click Add Library instead.

Set up compilation dependencies between projects.
  1. In the Projects window, right-click the Source Packages node for the project and choose Properties.
  2. Click Add Project and select the project folder for the project that you want to add to the classpath.
Open required projects.
  • In the Projects window, right-click the project node and choose Open Required Projects.
Build a project.
  • Choose Build > Build Main Project (F11) or right-click any project node and choose Build Project.
Clean a project.
  • Right-click the project node and choose Clean Project.
Run a project.
  • Choose Run > Run Main Project (F6) or right-click any project node and choose Run Project.
Debug a project.
  • Choose Run > Debug Main Project (Ctrl-F5) or right-click any project and choose Debug Project.
Specify sources for a JAR file on the project classpath.
  1. Choose Tools > Libraries from the main menu.
  2. If the JAR file is not already registered in the Library Manager, create a new empty library using the Add Library button.
  3. Select the library in the left panel of the Library Manager.
  4. In the Classpath tab, click Add JAR/Folder and specify the location of the JAR file containing the compiled class files. A library can contain multiple JAR files.
  5. In the Sources tab, add the folder or archive file containing the source code.
Specify Javadoc for a JAR file on the project classpath.
  1. Choose Tools > Libraries from the main menu.
  2. If the JAR file is not already registered in the Library Manager, register the JAR file as described above.
  3. In the Javadoc tab, click Add ZIP/Folder and specify the location of the Javadoc files.
Set the main project.
  • Right-click the project node and choose Set Main Project.

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