Creating a Project

You can use the Create Project wizard to create any type of project: an applet, a standalone program, a Java package, or a bean.

This page explains how to name the new project and how to select the application and GUI types. You will provide this information in the first Create Project wizard window displayed when you choose either:

The Project Name

To name your project:

  1. Select the default project name.
    For example, in the preceding figure, you would select untitled1.
  2. Type the new name for your project in the project name box.

The Project Type

In the first set of radio buttons, select the type of project you want to create. The default project type is an applet.

To select a project type:

The GUI Type

If you choose to create an applet or standalone program, you must decide whether your program will have a graphical user interface (GUI) and, if so, how you will build the GUI.

To select a GUI type:

  1. Click the radio button for the type of GUI you want to create.
    You can choose between the following:
    No GUI. Your project will not have a GUI.
    The GUI will be created manually. You will write code for the GUI in the source editor.
    The GUI will be created using the Visual Java GUI Builder. You will use the GUI builder to create your GUI project.

  2. Click Next.
    The next wizard window is displayed.

See also:

The Next Steps in Creating an Applet or Standalone Program
The Next Steps in Creating a Package or Beans Project