Archive Filesystem Node

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The archive filesystem node  node represents an archive file on your system that you have mounted as a filesystem in the IDE. JAR files and zip files are examples of archives that can be represented by this node. This node can be expanded to display the hierarchy of files in the archive, though the files cannot be edited.

When you compile and debug Java applications in the IDE, the IDE builds the application's class path from mounted filesystems.

You can make other archive files accessible in the IDE by mounting them. Choose File and choose Mount Filesystem and complete the wizard.

On the property sheet for the selected archive file, you can set the archive file to be hidden. If you want to redisplay a hidden filesystem, right-click the root Filesystems node node and choose Customize. In the Customizer dialog box, you can access the properties for all mounted filesystems.

If the property sheet for the archive file has a Capabilities section, you can configure whether files in the archive file can be compiled, run, debugged, or used as Javadoc documentation in the IDE.

See Also
Filesystems and Application Development
Mounting a Filesystem

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