Popup menu for the Component Tree

The popup menu for the Component Tree contains the following commands.

See also:
Getting Started with JBuilder: Using the Component Tree


Undo

Un-does an action in the UI Designer.

You can undo multiple successive actions by choosing Undo repeatedly. This undoes your changes by "stepping back" through your actions and reverting them to their previous state. You can specify an undo limit on the Editor page of the Environment Options dialog box.

See also:
Getting Started with JBuilder: Undo/Redo


Redo

Reverses the effects of your most recent undo. Redo only has effect immediately after an Undo command.

See also:
Getting Started with JBuilder: Undo/Redo


Cut

Removes the selected component from its current position in the UI Designer and places it on the clipboard.

Cut replaces the current clipboard contents with the selected item. To insert the contents of the clipboard elsewhere choose Paste.

See also:
Getting Started with JBuilder: Cutting, copying, and pasting components


Copy

Places an exact copy of the selected component on the clipboard and leaves the original untouched. Copy replaces the current clipboard contents with the selected component.

See also:
Getting Started with JBuilder: Cutting, copying, and pasting components


Paste

Inserts the contents of the clipboard into the UI Designer. A component is inserted at the current cursor position.

You can paste the current contents of the clipboard as many times as you like until you cut or copy a new component onto the clipboard.

See also:
Getting Started with JBuilder: Cutting, copying, and pasting components


Activate Designer

Activates the designer appropriate for the selected component.


Rename Component

Renames the selected component and changes the instance variable in the current file to the new name.

Rename Component also changes the name in the class in which the component is declared and in any event classes created for the component.


Customizer

Displays a Customizer dialog for the selected JavaBean. The dialog is a wrapper around the Customizer which lets you modify the object like you would in a property editor invoked from the Inspector. The presence of a Customizer does not preclude the presence of a normal Inspector. The JavaBean will hide any properties it does not want the Inspector to see.

See also:
Getting Started with JBuilder: Using customizes in the UI Designer


Serialize Component

Serializes the selected object.

Serializing an object is the process of turning it into a sequence of bytes that is neither a .java nor a .class file. That sequence of bytes can be saved as a file on a disk or sent over a network. When a request is made to restore an object from a file or on the other end of a network connection, the sequence of bytes is deserialized into its original structure.

See also:
Building Applications with JBuilder: Serializing components in the UI Designer