Setting Up the Project

To create an IDE project:

1. Start NetBeans IDE.
2. In the IDE, choose File > New Project, as shown in the figure below.



3. In the New Project wizard, expand the General category and select Java Application as shown in the following figure:



4. In the Name and Location page of the wizard, do the following (as shown in the figure below):
   • In the Project Name field, type Hello World App.
   • In the Create Main Class field, type helloworldapp.HelloWorldApp.
   • Leave the Set as Main Project checkbox selected.



5. Click Finish.

The project is created and opened in the IDE. You should see the following components:

• The Projects window, which contains a tree view of the components of the project, including source files, libraries that your code depends on, and so on.
• The Source Editor window with a file called HelloWorldApp open.
• The Navigator window, which you can use to quickly navigate between elements within the selected class.