The Refactoring submenu in the contextual menu of the Project Explorer view provides actions for moving or renaming resources in the current project while offering the option to update the references to the resources.
Moving Resources
You can move certain types of files (such as XML) by using the action from the contextual menu. This action opens the Move
resource dialog box that includes the following options:
- Destination - Presents the path to the current location of the resource you want to move and gives you the option to introduce a new location.
- New name - Presents the current name of the moved resource and gives you the option to change it.
- Update references of the moved resource(s)
- Select this option to update the references to the resource you are moving, based upon
the selected scope. You can select or configure the scope by using the
button.
Renaming Resources
You can rename certain types of files (such as XML) by using the action from the contextual menu. This action opens the Rename
resource dialog box that includes the following options:
- New name - Presents the current name of the edited resource and allows you to modify it.
- Update references of the renamed resource -
Select this option to update the references to the resource you are renaming. You can
select or configure the scope by using the
button.