Editing a Java Class

In the editor window, the tabs at the top of the editor window are the document tabs. Selecting a document tab gives that file focus, bringing it to the foreground of the window in the current editor. The tabs at the bottom of the editor window for a given file are the editor tabs.

In the source editor, you can add code to create a simple bean object, and then add getters and setters on each property, by using the Generate Accessors dialog.

In the Generate Accessors dialog, press F1 or click Help if you want to learn more about the dialog options.

In the source editor, the features available to you while you're editing include:

• Java Code Insight, the Java-specific implementation of completion insight
• Code Assist to fix common problems
• Import statement assistance and sorting
• Automatic doc comment templates
• Customizable sorting and expansion for the Structure window
• Distinctive highlighting for syntax and semantic errors
• Customizable code separators

In the editor, press F1 if you want to learn more about the features.

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