Editor

MPLAB X IDE is built upon the Netbeans platform, which provides a built-in editor to create new code or change existing code.

For information on the NetBeans Source Editor, see:

https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E50453_01/doc.80/e50452/working_nbeans.htm#A1151635

C compiler information regarding the editor is available under the NetBeans help topic:

https://netbeans.org/kb/docs/cnd/navigating-editing.html