Java WorkShop Tools

The Java WorkShop tools are represented by buttons on the Java WorkShop main toolbar (located below the menubar).

The main toolbar buttons include:

Build
Builds the current project. If your project contains errors, the Build tab reports the errors and links to your source code.
Run
Runs the current project. If your project is an applet, an HTML file is created and run in the applet viewer. If your project is a standalone program, the output will go to the console. You cannot run a Java package or a bean.
Profile
Runs the Profiler. Produces a report showing how much time is spent in each program method and how many times each method is executed.
Search
Finds references to strings of text in specified source files.
Projects
Creates, imports, edits, and removes projects.

Projects are the cornerstone of Java WorkShop. A project keeps track of the various files needed to build, browse, run, and debug a project in Java WorkShop. Projects are grouped together into portfolios. The following project types are available in Java WorkShop:

Attributes
Edits properties of interface components in GUI builder projects.
Help
Provides information about Java WorkShop. You can get help in several different ways:

If you are not sure of what action a button performs, you can get a description of the button by placing the pointer over it. The description appears in the browser's footer.

See also:

Project Development Stages
Java WorkShop Terminology