Starting a Project
Before you can edit any Java code, you must first create a project.
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A project is a related collection of source files and other resources.
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Eclipse will display selected files and folders that are in the project, based on the type of project it is.
The project name will become a subdirectory within your workspace directory.
- Once your project has been created, you will see the project name listed in the Package Explorer view.
Drill¶
- Close the Welcome tab (you can always reopen it from the Help menu.)
- Choose File | New | Other....
- In the search field type
java p, then select Java Project from the search results. - Click Next
- In the Project Name text box enter
MyFirstProject. - Click Finish.
- If you are prompted to Open Associated Perspective, click No
- In the Package Explorer, open up your project and click on
src. - Go to File | New | Other.
- Type
classin the search field and select Class from the results. - Click Next
- For the Name: enter
HelloEclipse. - Under Which methods stubs would you like to create, check the checkbox for public static void main(String[] args)
- Click Finish.
You'll see Eclipse created the class and opened it in the Java editor. It also created a main method that's empty except for a "TODO" comment.
Under the "TODO" comment, add:
System.out.println("Hello, Eclipse!");