When you move and hold the pointer over most symbols in the IDE, hover help and the status line present information about them. The following symbols do not display this help.
Program elements
project
package
class
interface
applet
Access modifiers for methods and fields
default method
private method
protected method
public method
default
field
private field
protected field
public field
Other modifiers for classes, methods, and fields
abstract
final
native
static
synchronized
transient
volatile
Other symbols
executable class
only bytecode, not
source code, exists in workspace (imported .class file).
class or method
with unresolved problems
class with
methods that have unresolved problems
class or method with
compiler warnings
class with methods that
have compiler warnings
code that the Visual
Composition Editor generated
class that the Visual
Composition Editor edited
thread
Scrapbook page symbols
The symbol on each page of the Scrapbook window changes according to the status of the code in the page. The following symbols indicate the different states:
Page is not associated
with a file
Same page, busy running code
File for the
page has been modified and not saved
Same page, busy running code
File for the page has been
saved
Same page, busy running code