Java projects

A Java project contains source code and related files for building a Java program.  It has an associated Java builder that can incrementally compile Java source files as they are changed.

A Java project also maintains a model of its contents.  This model includes information about the type hierarchy, references and declarations of Java elements. This information is constantly updated as the user changes the Java source code. The updating of the internal Java project model is independent of the Java builder.

You can organize Java projects in two different ways:

Related concepts
Java builder
Refactoring support

Related tasks
Copying and moving Java elements
Creating Java elements
Creating a Java project as its own source container
Creating a Java project with source folders
Creating a new source folder
Filtering elements
Generating getters and setters
Creating a new Java project

Related reference
New Java Project wizard
New Project preferences

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