Javadoc Index Search

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From the Javadoc Index Search dialog box, you can search through Javadoc-generated documentation for information on a specific class, interface, constructor, or method and view that information in a web browser. Open the Javadoc Index Search dialog box from the main window by choosing View and choosing Javadoc Index Search.

To search through the documentation, type your search string in the text field and click Find. The matches appear in the top pane of the Javadoc Index Search dialog box. You can view and sort the matches using the toolbar controls in the dialog box. The toolbar controls are described in the following table.
Control Description
Show Source button Views the source of the match in the Source Editor
Sort By Name button Sorts matches alphabetically
Sort By Packages button Sorts matches alphabetically by package name
Sort By Type button Sorts matches alphabetically by entity (class, interface, method, constructor, or field)

To view the documentation, click the match that interests you. The documentation appears in the web browser in the bottom pane of the Javadoc Index Search dialog box. You can navigate the documentation using the controls in the web browser toolbar. The following table describes the controls.

Control Description
Back button Returns to the previous page
Forward button Goes to the page you browsed prior to clicking the Return button
Stop button Stops loading the page
Reload button Reloads the current page
History button Views a history of pages you have browsed

Double-clicking a match opens the documentation in a separate web browser window.

See Also
Generating Javadoc Documentation
Adding a Javadoc Library to a Project

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