You can edit annotations in your source code by directly
modifying the annotation in the Java™ editor
or by using the Annotations view.
Before you begin
In the Java EE
perspective, if the Annotations view does not appear in the bottom
of the workspace, you need to add the Annotations view. For more information,
see
Using the Annotations view.
Procedure
- In the Enterprise Explorer view, double-click your Java class to open the file in the Java editor.
- Click the Annotations view tab.
- In the Java editor,
highlight the annotation that you want to edit. In the Annotations
view, you see the values associated with the annotation:
- Edit the field by highlighting the value in the text box
and typing the value you want:
In this example, the default value of the Name field was
changed from Default (JPACounterEntity) to TestEntity>
- When you press CTRL+S to save, the change is reflected
in the Java class: