Web Application Tasks: Quick Reference

This topic describes common tasks you can perform with web application projects. For more detailed information, click the links in the right column.

To perform this task Follow these steps
Create a project.
  1. Choose File > New Project (Ctrl-Shift-N).
  2. Select the right template for your project. 
Choose a framework. For standard projects, support for JavaServer Faces and Struts is provided out-of-the-box. The libraries and configuration files used by these frameworks are packaged with the IDE. Code completion and other Source Editor functionality is also available for these frameworks. To add a framework to an existing application, do the following:
  1. Right-click a standard web application and choose Properties.
  2. In the Project Properties dialog box, click Frameworks.
  3. Select JavaServer Faces, Struts, or both.
  4. Click OK to confirm your selection and exit the Project Properties dialog box.
Add a JAR file to a project's classpath.
  1. In the Projects window, expand the project node and right-click the Libraries node.
  2. Click Add JAR/Folder and select the JAR file in the file chooser.

    If you also want to attach source code and Javadoc for the JAR file, click Add Library instead.

Set up compilation dependencies between projects.
  1. expand the project node and right-click the Libraries node.
  2. Click Add Project and select the project folder for the project that you want to add to the project's classpath.
Open projects required by your web application.
  • In the Projects window, right-click the project node and choose Open Required Projects. A required project is a project that has been packaged with the application or that has been added to its classpath.
Build a project.
  1. Make sure that your resources are on the classpath.
  2. Choose Build > Build Main Project (F11) or right-click any project node and choose Build Project.
Clean a project.
  • Right-click the project node and choose Clean Project.
Run a project.
Modify deployment settings.

Do one or both of the following:

Debug a project.
Attach source code to libraries for debugging.
  1. Choose Tools > Library Manager from the main window.
  2. If the JAR file is not already registered in the Library Manager, create a new library using the Add Library button.
  3. Select the library in the left panel of the Library Manager.
  4. In the Classpath tab, click Add JAR/Folder and specify the location of the JAR file containing the compiled class files. A library can contain multiple JAR files.
  5. In the Sources tab, add the folder or archive file containing the source code.
Add Javadoc to a project.
  1. Choose Tools > Library Manager from the main window.
  2. If the JAR file is not already registered in the Library Manager, register the JAR file as described above.
  3. In the Javadoc tab, click Add ZIP/Folder and specify the location of the Javadoc files.
Set the main project.
  • Right-click the project node and choose Set Main Project.

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