Compiling a single .java file

Hi,
is it possible to compile a single java class without having to rebuild the complete
application ? If this is not a feature is it going to be available in SP3 ?
Thanks
Mark

Just put your java classes in a Java project under your application and
then compile only that project.
/Steen
Mark wrote:
Hi,
is it possible to compile a single java class without having to rebuild the complete
application ? If this is not a feature is it going to be available in SP3 ?
Thanks
Mark

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