Files Window

The Files window shows a directory-based view of your projects, including any files and folders that are not displayed in the Projects Window.

You can right-click in the white space of the Files window to open a popup menu command that enables you to collapse all expanded nodes in the window.

Each element in the Files window has a context-sensitive pop-up menu of commands that you can apply to that element. You open the popup menu by right-clicking the element. The commands that are available will depend upon the selected element. The popup menu for project nodes does not contain the major project commands, such as Build, Run, and Debug. These commands are only available in the Projects window.

The following table describes many of the commands that are available when you right-click a folder or file in the Files window.

Command Description

New

Enables you to create a new file in the selected folder.

Find

Opens Find in Projects dialog box to search for instances of a specified text or a regular expression.

Cut

Copies the selected element to clipboard and removes the element.

Copy

Copies the selected element and contents to the clipboard.

Paste

Adds element from clipboard to the selected folder.

Delete

Deletes the selected element. Also deletes the contents if the element is a folder.

Refactor

Opens a sub-menu with refactoring commands.

    Rename

Opens the Rename refactoring dialog box.

    Move

Opens the Move refactoring dialog box. This command is not available for all elements.

    Copy

Opens the Copy refactoring dialog box. This command is not available for all elements.

    Safely Delete

Opens the Safely Delete refactoring dialog box.

History

Opens the History sub-menu.

    Show History

Opens the local history of the selected element. This command is not available for all elements.

    Revert Deleted

Restores the deleted element. This command is not available for all elements.

Tools

Opens a sub-menu with various commands.

    Apply Diff Patch

Opens a dislog box that enables you to select a diff patch to apply to the selected element

    Add to Favorites

Add the selected element as a top-level element in the Favorites window.

    Create Tests

Opens the Create Tests dialog box.

    Analyze Javadoc

Opens the Analyzer window.

Properties

Opens the Properties window for the folder or file.


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