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| <p>The source files for the company's product are laid out in one directory "src" and class files are output in another directory "bin": |
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| <li>Select the menu item <strong>File > New > Project...</strong>. to open the <strong>New Project</strong> wizard. |
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| On the left pane of the first wizard page, select <strong>Java</strong>, and on the right pane, select <strong>Java Project</strong>. |
| Click <strong>Next</strong>. |
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| On the next page, type "Product" in the <strong>Project name</strong> field. |
| Uncheck <strong>Use default</strong>. Click <strong>Browse...</strong> and choose the "Product" directory. |
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| Click <strong>Next</strong>. Ensure that the source and output folders are detected. |
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| <p>NOTE: The auto-detection works only if the source files contain the correct package statement, i.e. for "Main.java": |
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| package com.xyz; |
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| <em>Warning: </em>If the preference <strong>Window > Preferences > Java > Compiler > Build Path > Scrub output folder on full build</strong> |
| is checked, clicking <strong>Finish</strong> will scrub the "bin" directory in the file system before |
| generating the class files. |
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| <li>Click <strong>Finish</strong>. |
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| You now have a Java project with a "src" folder which contains the sources of the "Product" directory. |
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| <em>Note: </em>This solution creates a ".project" file and a ".classpath" file in the |
| "Product" directory. If you do not wish to have these files in the "Product" directory, |
| you should use linked folders as shown in the |
| <a href="qs-WorkingWithExistingLayout1.htm">Sibling products in a common source tree</a> section. |
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| <a href="../concepts/concepts-3.htm">Java projects</a><br> |
| <a href="../tasks/tasks-6.htm">Java views</a><br> |
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| <a href="../tasks/tasks-110.htm">Working with build paths</a><br> |
| <a href="../tasks/tasks-12.htm">Creating a new Java project</a><br> |
| <a href="../tasks/tasks-14.htm">Creating a Java project with source folders</a><br> |
| <a href="../tasks/tasks-26.htm">Creating a new source folder</a><br> |
| <a href="../tasks/tasks-45.htm">Using the Package Explorer</a><br> |
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| <img src="../images/ngrelr.gif" width=159 height=27 alt="Related reference"> |
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| <a href="../reference/ref-121.htm">New Java Project Wizard</a><br> |
| <a href="../reference/ref-view-package-explorer.htm">Package Explorer View</a><br> |
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