A project includes information that defines each project's individual characteristics, such as the project's name and main class file.
JDE stores a project in a file called projectname.prj, and creates the file using the name, source file names, and other information you provide when you create the project.
After creating a project, you can add to and update its information. For example, you might add information on how to display the project on an HTML page, or which compiler options to use to build the project. You never directly edit the .prj or other project files. JDE updates the files based on the actions you perform in the source editor.
The project you are currently working with is called the current project. The current project sets the context for all of the JDE tools. For example, when you click the
button to start the debugger, you will be debugging the current project. The name of the current project appears in the JDE title bar.
Project Types
In JDE, you can create and maintain the following types of projects:
Project Files
For a file to be part of a project, it must be recorded in the project's .prj file. Project files include:
Subprojects
Subprojects can be included as elements of other projects. Subprojects are useful when you have a standalone program that uses the packages you wrote. You create the standalone program as a project and each package as a subproject of the standalone. By creating the packages as subprojects, you ensure that the standalone program is always up to date.
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