Object Types
Under this node, you can change the order of the object types and customize their properties. Each object type recognizes specific types of files (usually by their extension) and groups them with similar files. This affects where new objects that can fall under multiple object types are placed in the IDE (and ultimately how they are handled) since they are automatically dropped into the first category that they match with when they are used by the IDE.
Important: In some cases, the order is crucial: for example, form objects must come before Java source objects, which must come before sourceless class objects. Only experts should modify these settings.
The items that appear on contextual menus for nodes in various IDE windows are determined by the object type. You can determine which contextual menu items appear in the contextual menu for each type of object. See Changing commands in contextual menus.
For some object types, such as text, image, HTML, and class objects, you can set the extensions that the loader recognizes (under
File Extensions
on the object type's property sheet).
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