How do I open a class file with notepad++?

class notepad++ minecraft
Madison Young picture Madison Young · Feb 5, 2012 · Viewed 34.3k times · Source

I am opening a minecraft class folder with notepad++. But whenever I open it, it just has a bunch of boxes that say Nul, DC1, SO, SOH, FF, STX, ect... On guides I see that the class file opens just fine, what am I doing wrong?

Answer

Borealid picture Borealid · Feb 5, 2012

You are trying to edit a compiled Java class.

It's not a text file, so you can't edit it with a text editor. You want a .java file, and I don't believe Minecraft is open source.

Check your guides again, you've likely strayed from the path on which they were intending to lead you.

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