Java Developer's Guide to Eclipse

Eclipse is a Java IDE - a platform for building and integrating application development tools, and an open source project and community. It is the foundation of IBMs WebSphere Studio family of tools and of a rapidly growing number of other commercial tool and application offerings from a wide spectrum of software providers. In its first year, eclipse.org processed over three million Eclipse download requests from over 100 countries. There are over 100 open source projects based on Eclipse.

Over 175 commercial organizations are developing Eclipse-based offerings. Drawing on their considerable experience teaching E clipse and mentoring developers, the authors provide guidance on how to customize Eclipse for increased productivity and efficiency and how to avoid common pitfalls. Key coverage includes: Eclipse navigation and terminology; Eclipse and the Java development environment; extending Eclipse; plug-in architecture; and Eclipse frameworks. Those new to Eclipse will benefit from the directed exercises on how to use the Eclipse platform.

Advanced developers can learn how to extend Eclipse and use this book as a reference to the Eclipse frameworks. An accompanying CD-ROM contains Eclipse SDK version 2.0, as well as exercise solutions and many code examples to make learning Eclipse easier.

Contents

• Running Eclipse
  • Getting Started
  • Using Eclipse
  • Using Java Development Tools
  • Debugging Java
  • Teaming Up with Eclipse
  • Eclipse Configuration Management
• Extending Eclipse
  • Overview of the Eclipse Architecture
  • Getting Started- Plug-in Development
  • Action Contributions- The Integration Fast Track
  • The Standard Widget Toolkit- A Lean, Mean Widget Machine
  • Dialogs and Wizards
  • Views
  • Editors
  • Perspectives
  • Workspace Resource Programming
  • Managing Resources with Natures and Builders
  • Resource Tagging Using Markers
  • Contributions Revisited
  • Advanced Plug-in Development
  • Creating New Extension Points- How Others Can Extend Your Plug-ins
  • Serviceability
  • Developing Features
  • Providing Help
  • OLE and ActiveX Interoperability
  • Swing Interoperability
  • Extending the Java Development Tools
  • Building a Custom Text Editor with JFace Text
• Exercises
  • Exercise 1- Using Eclipse
  • Exercise 2- Using the Java Development Tools
  • Exercise 3- Debugging Java
  • Exercise 4- Using CVS with Eclipse
  • Exercise 5- Modifying Your Configuration with Update Manager
  • Exercise 6- Using the Plug-in Development Environment
  • Exercise 7- Feature Development and Deployment