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Figure 4.2
Step 2 of the New Project Wizard involves selecting a target JDK for the project.
Your choice of JDK determines which compiler and API library are used to build
your project, unless a module specifically overrides this setting.
Selecting a single or multi-module project
At this point, the New Project Wizard has everything it needs to create a new
project. However, without any modules, a project is just an empty shell and not
very useful. This step lets you create your initial module (through the wizard) by
selecting the first option Create single-module project and clicking Next (see
figure 4.3).
If you want to create a multi-module project, or if you want an empty project to
which you'll add modules later, select the second option Create/configure multi-
module project ; doing so changes the Next button to a Finish button. Click Fin-
ish to exit the wizard. The project is created, and you're taken to the Add Module
Wizard to create or import modules. Creating and importing modules into your
project is covered in the next section of this chapter.
4.2.2
Managing project settings
Along with its global settings and preferences, IDEA maintains a collection of set-
tings specific to each project you define. These settings define not only the
project's contents and behavior but also related information such as your source
code control settings and compiler behavior. You can access these settings by
 
 
 
 
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