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Getting Started with AJDT

AJDTv1.1.11

Adrian Colyer, August 2003.

 

This document describes how to get started with the AspectJ Development Tools in Eclipse. AJDT provides a rich set of features for working with AspectJ programs inside Eclipse.

 

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AJDT Highlights:

 

  • Editor support with keyword highlighting and AspectJ code templates

 

 

  • Outline view showing structural members and crosscutting relationships (e.g. from an advice declaration to the places it advises).

 

 

  • New AspectJ Project wizard, plus the ability to convert any existing Java or PDE project to work with AspectJ

 

 

  • New Aspect wizard

 

 

  • Support for multiple build configurations within a project

 

 

  • Support for aspect libraries and binary weaving

 

 

 

  • Powerful visualizer that shows the crosscutting impact of your aspects

 

 

  • Debugging support – step into and through advice

 

 

  • Integrated, searchable help for AspectJ

 

  • Includes the AspectJ 1.1.1rc1 compiler

 

Instructions for use: