Viewing the System Filesystem
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The system filesystem is the general registry
for publicly accessible data and objects.
It is a virtual filesystem that contains configuration information. Layer files
(layer.xml) define
folders
and files that will be merged into the system filesystem.
To view the system filesystem:
- Create a module project.
- In the Projects window, expand the Important Files node.
- Expand the XML Layer node. After a moment, two subnodes appear:
- <this layer>. The folders and files provided by the current module project's layer file.
- <this layer in context>. All the folders and files provided by
all the layer files in all modules available in the system.
- Expand a subnode to explore the folders and files within it. When you right-click
a subnode, you can, for example, rename it. You can also use actions such as "Cut", "Copy",
and "Paste". In addition, you can drag a subnode and drop it elsewhere, to reorder a folder
or a file. All of these actions
will result in XML entries being added to your module project's layer file.
- See Also
- About the NetBeans Platform
- About the NetBeans APIs
- About NetBeans Platform and Module Development
- About the System Filesystem
- Working with Modules
- Module Tasks: Quick Reference
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