Structure pane

The Structure pane is located in the lower left of the AppBrowser. This pane displays a structural analysis of the file selected in the Navigation pane.

This structural analysis is in the form of a hierarchical tree. You can think of the Structure pane as a table of contents for the file.

You can also use the Structure pane as a quick navigation tool to the various structural elements in the file. For example, if you have selected a .java file, you see classes, variables, and methods in the Structure pane. You can then click on any of those elements in the Structure pane and the Content pane will move to and highlight that element in the source code.

This gives you a much faster way to browse and find the elements of a .java file than scrolling through it or searching for a word.

Right-click in the Structure pane to see the Structure pane popup menu.

Drilling down

You can also use the Structure pane for drilling down into other ancestor classes and interfaces. To drill down, just double-click the class or interface you want to drill into. The AppBrowser displays the file in the Navigation pane, Content pane, and Structure pane.

Component Tree

When you select a .java file and then select the Design tab at the bottom of the Content pane, the Structure pane displays the designable objects in the file, and how they are nested and interrelated. This view is called the Component Tree. For more information, see the Component Tree topic.

See also:
Getting Started with JBuilder: The AppBrowser
Getting Started with JBuilder: Drilling down into other classes and interfaces
Getting Started with JBuilder: Using the Component Tree.
Getting Started with JBuilder: Designing a user interface