Category: 01. Eclipse IDE

About Views Eclipse views allow users to see a graphical representation of project metadata. For example the project navigator view presents a graphical representation of the folders and files associated with a project and properties view presents a graphical representation of an element selected in another view or editor. An eclipse perspective can show any…

Typical Eclipse Menus The typical menus available on the menu bar of an Eclipse window are − Plug-ins can add new menus and menu items. For example when the java editor is open you will see the Source menu and when the XML editor is open, you will see the Design menu. Brief Description of Menus Sr.No…

Parts of an Eclipse Window The major visible parts of an eclipse window are − An eclipse perspective is the name given to an initial collection and arrangement of views and an editor area. The default perspective is called java. An eclipse window can have multiple perspectives open in it but only one perspective can…

Downloading Eclipse You can download eclipse from http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/. The download page lists a number of flavors of eclipse. The capabilities of each packaging of eclipse are different. Java developers typically use Eclipse Classic or Eclipse IDE for developing Java applications. The drop down box in the right corner of the download page allows you to set…

What is Eclipse? In the context of computing, Eclipse is an integrated development environment (IDE) for developing applications using the Java programming language and other programming languages such as C/C++, Python, PERL, Ruby etc. The Eclipse platform which provides the foundation for the Eclipse IDE is composed of plug-ins and is designed to be extensible…