Working with Preferred Classes Browsers

Preferred Classes lets you collect and structure your favorite classes. You can navigate in the browser, use drag option, select classes, and apply context menu commands on them.

  1. To switch between thumbnail view and list view, click Switch View .
  2. To create a folder, click Create a new folder and enter a name.
  3. To add a class as a preferred class use one of the following ways:
    • Drag the class from a Package Browser into the Preferred Classes Browser.
    • Right-click the class in any Package Browser displaying the class, and select classname (path) object > Add to Preferred Classes.
  4. To remove a class, select the class and click Remove .
  5. To navigate to previous folder, next folder, or the parent folder, use the controls , , and respectively.
  6. To create an additional preferred classes browser, right-click a folder and select Open in New Browser.
  7. To instantiate a component from the Preferred Classes Browser, drag the component onto the diagram layer or icon layer.