This Getting Started tutorial is designed to help you learn about using the Java development tooling (JDT) in the workbench. This tutorial assumes the following:
In this section, you will verify that the workbench is properly set up for Java development.
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In the main workbench window, select Window > Preferences > Java > Installed JREs. |
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Make sure that the Standard VM located in the <workbenchRoot>\JRE directory has been detected. |
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The three variables on this page are preset depending on which JRE has been chosen as the default. ![]() |
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On the left, click Workbench to display the Workbench preferences page. On this page, verify that the Perform build automatically on resource modification option is checked. ![]() |
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On the left, click Java to display the Java preferences page. On this page, verify that the Use 'src' and 'bin' folders as defaults for new projects option is checked. ![]() |
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Click OK when you have verified that the workbench settings are correct. |
Note: The JDT example project contributes a New Wizard that automatically creates a sample project in your workbench. For this tutorial, however, we will perform these steps manually.
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Download the ZIP file containing the examples. |
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Extract the contents of the ZIP file to the root directory of your workbench installation. Note: The workbench should not be running while the examples are being installed. For example, if you installed the Eclipse Project SDK on d:\eclipse-sdk then extract the contents of the examples ZIP file to d:\eclipse-sdk. |
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Start the workbench. The example plug-ins are installed. |