External modifications
Forms are stored in two files:
- A
.java
file, which contains the (partly) generated Java source.- A
.form
file, which stores layout manager properties, the properties and layout constraints of JavaBeans components on the form, and other information. This file does not need to be distributed with your application. It is merely used to display the form in the Form Editor.You can edit the
.java
files using external editors (not simultaneously while the form is being edited in the IDE), with the following exceptions:
- Do not modify the content of the
initComponents ()
method. The body of this method is always regenerated when the form is opened.- Do not remove or modify any of the special comments placed in the source by the IDE's Form Editor (
// GEN-...
). They are required for the form to open correctly. (These comments are not visible inside Forte for Java's source editor.)- Do not modify the headers or footers of event handlers.
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