What is the function of the “out” and “.idea” folder in Intellij?

Question

Can someone clearly explain what is \"out\" and \".idea\" folders in the project structure indicate? Though I\'m not a beginner in Java, I need help understanding how all th

Answer 1

When you use a JetBrains product such as Intellij Idea all the project specific settings are stored in the directory .idea. Here is a link from JetBrains documenting .idea directory: Documentation.

As for the out folder it contains all your compiled classes, when you run your program from the IDE, all your classes are compiled in the out directory.