.HXC File Extension
Haxe Scripted Class File
| Developer | Polymod |
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4.3 | 3 Votes |
What is an HXC file?
An HXC file is a scripted class file used with the Haxe programming language and related scripting systems. It contains Haxe-based code in plain text in a similar syntax as standard Haxe class files that defines scripted classes and behaviors that applications can load and execute at runtime instead of compiling directly into the main program.
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The HXC format is often associated with game modding frameworks and tools built with Haxe, including systems based on Polymod and HScript. Some games and modding platforms use HXC files to add custom gameplay logic, animations, events, menus, or scripted objects without changing the original source code. For example, community-developed mods for games such as Friday Night Funkin' may include HXC files that define custom scripted behavior loaded by the game engine at runtime.
HXC files may contain class definitions, variables, functions, imports, and event-handling code. Unlike normal .hx Haxe source files, HXC files are typically interpreted or loaded dynamically by a scripting system rather than compiled directly into an application executable. Mod developers, game creators, and advanced users commonly work with these files when creating or customizing Haxe-based games and applications.
How to open an HXC file
You can open HXC files with a text editor or source code editor, such as Microsoft Visual Studio Code or Notepad++. Some Haxe development tools and modding frameworks can also load and execute the files directly as scripts. Since HXC files usually contain program code, editing them requires familiarity with Haxe syntax and the scripting framework used by the associated application or game.
Programs that open HXC files
Microsoft Help 2 Collection Definition
| Developer | Microsoft |
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2.4 | 5 Votes |
An HXC file may also be a Microsoft Help 2 project file. It defines the contents of a Help 2 collection. For example, HXC files contain a project's title, help registration information, and pointers to included help content files.
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Microsoft Help 2 (also referred to as Microsoft Help 2.x) was a help engine used by Microsoft Visual Studio 2002 to 2008, Microsoft Office 2007, and Microsoft Office 2010. To create Help 2 content, developers used help authoring programs such as Help 2 Workshop. Help projects created using these programs stored their metadata in HXC files.
Each HXC file contains XML-formatted information that defines a project's contents, organization, and other information. After a developer finished creating their Help 2 project, they could use their HXC file to build a compiled .HXS file, used to actually deliver help content to users.
NOTE: Microsoft Help 2 was replaced by Microsoft Help Viewer, with the release of Visual Studio 2010.
How to open an HXC file
Because HXC files are XML files, you can open them and view their contents with Microsoft Visual Studio Code (multiplatform) or any other text or source code viewer.
If you want to open a Microsoft Help 2 project, to view or edit the project's contents, you can do so with Innovasys HelpStudio (Windows) or Microsoft Help 2 Workshop (Windows).