Selecting default project structures

You can use the Preferences page to set your default project structures.

Procedure

  1. Click Window > Preferences to open the Preferences page.
  2. Expand Java™ EE, and select Project
  3. Select the elements that you want to set as the default when creating your Java EE application. These project settings include:
    Enterprise Application Membership:
    • Add project to an EAR (default: checked)
    Content directory (indicates the default directory in your workspace where the indicated project is stored. You can change the name of the default directory here):
    • Enterprise Application Project:
      • Content Directory: (default: unspecified)
    • Web Project:
      • Default Source Folder: (default: src)
      • Output Folder: (default: WebContent/WEB-INF/classes)
      • Content Directory: (default: WebContent)
    • EJB Project:
      • Default Source Folder: (default: ejbModule)
      • Output Folder: (default: build\classes)
    • Application Client Project:
      • Default Source Folder: (default: appClientModule)
      • Output Folder: (default: build\classes)
    • Connector Application Project:
      • Default Source Folder: (default: connectorModule)
      • Output Folder: (default: build\classes)
    • Utility/JPA Project:
      • Default source folder: (default: src)
      • Output Folder: (default: src)
    Generate Deployment Descriptor for Java EE 5.0 or later Projects (Select this option if you want a deployment descriptor to be automatically created when you create the project type indicated):
    • Enterprise Application Project (default: Cleared)
    • EJB Project (default: Cleared)
    • Web 2.5 Project (default: checked)
    • Web 3.0 Project (default: cleared)
    • Application Client Project (default: cleared)
    • Connector Project (applies for 1.6 only) (default: checked)
  4. Click Apply to apply the changes and click OK to close the Preferences page.
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