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Deleting a Class

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Deleting a class deletes the class and all of its subclasses. Once a class has been deleted, it cannot be recovered. You may wish to archive your project before deleting.

Deleting a Single Class

To delete a class from the knowledge base:

1. Highlight the class you want to delete in the Class Browser.

2. Click the Delete Class () button or click the right mouse button and choose Delete selected class from the Class menu.

3. You will be prompted for confirmation. Click OK. The selected class and any subclasses will be deleted.

Deleting Multiple Classes

To delete multiple classes:

1. Highlight one or more classes in the Class Browser. To highlight multiple classes, hold down the Ctrl (Cmd) key while clicking each class. To highlight a range of classes, click the first class, then hold down the Shift key and click the last class in the range.

2. Click the Delete Class () button. You cannot use the Class menu to delete multiple classes.

3. You will be prompted for confirmation. Click OK.

Undeletable Classes

The following types of classes cannot be deleted:

• system classes

• classes included from another project