Managing Files with the Text Editor
The development environment includes an integrated Text editor to manage, edit, and print source files. Most of the procedures for using the editor will seem familiar if you have used other Windows-based text editors. In addition, Visual J++ has enhanced the Text editor with several new timesaving features such as statement completion, dynamic syntax checking, and two-way interaction between the Text editor and — these are just a few of the services IntelliSense provides for Visual J++ developers. For more information and step-by-step procedures describing these features, see:
Most of the functionality of the environment's Text editor is the same regardless of the product you are using or type of project you're editing. Use the following table to determine what you want to do with the Text editor and then click the link to go to the related topics and procedures.
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| If you want to | See |
| Manage the Text editor's open windows | Splitting a Window in the Text Editor |
| Find and replace text in a single file or multiple files | Finding and Replacing Text in a Single File |
| Customize the Text editor's features to support the way you like to work | |
| Navigate through project files | |
| Highlight lines, multiple lines, or columns of text | Selecting a Box of Text |
| Change the syntax coloring, and the font styles and sizes for your project's files | |
| Drag-and-drop text between editor windows and other environment windows | |
| Use the Text editor's keyboard shortcuts |