Java Reference
In-Depth Information
Click the
Plus
icon (+) to create a new, unnamed configuration.
3
Enter
Simple
Exchange
Request
in the
Name
text field.
4
Either type the fully qualified class name of
CommandLineClient
into the
Main class
text field, or click the ellipsis button (
…
) to select the class
from a list or tree.
5
Enter the string
USD
CDN
5.00
into the
Program
parameters
text field.
6
In the
Use classpath and
JDK
of module
drop-down, select the
Currency-
Converter
module.
7
Ensure the
Make module before running/debugging/reloading
check-
box is enabled.
8
Click
OK
to save your configuration.
9
You can now run your command-line program from the main toolbar in
IDEA
. To
do so, select
Simple Exchange Request
from the drop-down list in the toolbar,
and then click the
Run
button to its right to execute the command.
5.5 Summary
The most important stages of development are arguably those stages you can't
avoid. Compiling and running your application is certainly one of these stages.
IDEA
provides the facilities to use
IDE
-specific means to build and run your appli-
cation, and it also provides the integration with the most popular open source
build solution, Ant.
If the end goal is to go from A to B, from writing your application to have it
run, then using
IDEA
's built-in tools is obviously the quickest way to go. Alterna-
tively, if your goal is to use a popular build tool so that the means of building the
application is no longer coupled to the
IDE
, then the Ant integration in
IDEA
is
made for you. Ant build scripts written with the help of
IDEA
can let you build
from an external command line or even automate processes running on a
remote server.
Probably the most remarkable aspect, and the most important, is the ease of
use of these features.
IDEA
strives to make the most-used features the easiest to
use. In little time at all, you'll find compiling and running your application
(including using Ant) almost invisible; you'll use these features without thinking.
