Main toolbar
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Click this button to add a new local or shared scope. |
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Click this button to delete the selected scope from the list. |
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Click this button to create a copy of the selected scope. |
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Click this button to have the selected local scope saved as shared or a selected shared scope as local. |
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Use these buttons to move the scopes up and down in the list. |
Options
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| Name | In this text box, specify the scope name. |
| Pattern | In this text box, specify the pattern to define the current scope using the script-like language described
in the Scope Language Syntax Reference subsection.
Type or edit the pattern manually or choose the desired files in the Project Tree View -
IntelliJ IDEA will generate the corresponding pattern.
Warning Storing empty or incorrect patterns is not allowed. In such cases, you will be prompted with the Syntax Error warning. |
| Project tree view | The tree view contains all the files available in your project. In the view, select the desired files to be included in the current scope and have the scope definition pattern generated automatically. The message on the toolbar shows the total number of available files and the number of files included in the scope. See also the color legend below. Use the toolbar buttons above the pane to change the view presentation. |
| Include | Click this button to have the selected element included in the scope.
The corresponding expression is automatically generated and added to the expression in the
Pattern text box.
Tip If the current element is a folder, the nested subfolders are ignored. |
| Include Recursively | Click this button to have the selected folder included in the scope, together with the nested subfolders. The corresponding expression is automatically generated and added to the expression in the Pattern text box. |
| Exclude | Click this button to have the selected element excluded from the scope. The corresponding expression is automatically added to the Pattern. If the current element is a folder, the nested subfolders are ignored. |
| Exclude Recursively | Click this button to have the selected folder excluded from the scope, together with the nested subfolders. The corresponding expression is automatically added to the Pattern field. |
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Use this drop-down box to define how you want the project files to be displayed in the tree view.
The available options are:
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When the button is pressed, all the packages are displayed as a single-level tree view. This enables you to find a package somewhere deep within the project by its name without going through the entire tree hierarchy. |
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Click this button to have the selected package prefix displayed as a single package. |
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When this button is pressed, source files in the folders are hidden. Otherwise they are displayed explicitly in the tree view. |
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When the button is pressed, items in the tree-view are shown below the corresponding module nodes. Otherwise, the project items are shown below the corresponding package (like a source path with packages). |
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When this button is pressed, the items in the tree-view are grouped below three nodes:
Note To learn more about pre-defined scopes, refer to Scopes page. |
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When the button is pressed, the package structure of the scope is displayed. |
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When the button is pressed, the tree shows only the elements that are included in the scope. |
Legend of the project tree view
| Item | Description |
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| Green | Folders and files included in scope. |
| Black | Folders and files excluded from scope. |
| Blue | Folders that contain both excluded and included files and subfolders. |
