Eclipse IDE Overview By Rajanikanth B www btechsmartclass

Eclipse IDE Overview By Rajanikanth B www. btechsmartclass. com

What is IDE? • IDE stands for Integrated Development Environment. • A Java IDE (Integrated Development Environment) is a software which enables users to write and debug Java programs easily. • Many IDEs provide features like syntax highlighting, code completion, etc. , thus helping the user to code easily.

What is Eclipse IDE? • Eclipse is a Free and Open Source IDE • The Eclipse IDE for Java Developers contains what you need to build Java applications. • Considered by many to be the best Java development tool available. • The Eclipse IDE for Java Developers provides superior Java editing with validation, incremental compilation, cross-referencing, code assist…

Why Eclipse? (Features) Standard window management (perspectives, views, browsers, explorers, . . . ) Error checking as you type (immediate error indications, . . . ) Help window as toy type (type. , or <ctrl> space, . . . ) Automatic build (changes in source code are automatically compiled, . . . ) Built-in debugger (full featured GUI debugger) Source code generation (getters and setters, . . . ) Searches (for implementation, for references, . . . ) Code refactoring (global reference update, . . . ) Plugin-based architecture (ability to build tools that integrate seamlessly with the environment, and some other tools). . .

How to Install Eclipse? • Download Eclipse IDE from following web link • http: //www. eclipse. org/downloads/ • Downloads as a. rar file • Extract the. rar file • Copy the extracted folder to “c: Program Files” folder • Open that folder • Create short cut of “Eclipse. exe” • Copy the shortcut on to the desktop

How to start Eclipse? • Double click on the “Eclipse” shortcut on the Desktop

How to work with Eclipse?

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