Classpath Tab (Project Properties Dialog Box)

See Also   Tasks

The Classpath tab allows you to specify the location of packages required by your project to run within Visual J++. If your source code requires classes located in packages that are not installed on your system or are not part of your project, this list allows you to define the path to the package. Also displayed in this dialog box is a list of packages that are already installed on your system and are available to your project.

In the Classpath tab you can:

• View the list of packages that are already installed on your system.
  
  
• Add or remove package paths that are specific to your project.
  
  
• Change the search order of project-specific packages.

Options

Configuration

This option contains a list from which you can select your build type. This setting is global to all the tabs in this dialog box.

Your choices are:

• Debug – This is the version of your application that includes information to assist in debugging.
  
  
• Release – This is the version of your application that will be distributed to your users.
  
  
• All Configurations – This option is used to make setting changes global to all build types.

Default Path

Displays the current project path. Because the project path is the most frequently accessed path, it is automatically displayed as the top item in the project-specific packages list. The project path is not editable in this display.

Project-Specific

This list displays the location of packages required by your project to run within Visual J++. You may have classes in various locations throughout your local or network path. With this list, you can see at a glance what search paths exist for your project's required class files. You can also add new search paths to the list. The list is displayed in the search order that the VM and compiler use to find classes; therefore, paths located at the top of the list are found first. If you double click an item in the list, the Extend Classpath dialog box is displayed. This dialog box allows you to modify the path entry.

Merge All Project-Specific Classpaths In Solution

When selected, this option will merge all of the project paths in a solution. Use this option if a project path in your solution is needed by another project.

New

Displays the Extend Classpath dialog box for adding a new path to the project's class path entries.

Delete

Deletes the selected path entry from the list.

Up

Moves the selected path up in the search order.

Down

Moves the selected path down in the search order.

Available Packages

Displays a list of the packages that have already been installed on your system. Packages listed here are global to all Java programs and can be used from your project without adding them to the Project Specific list. The Available Packages list is not editable from this display.