Create a new Eclipse RCP project "de.vogella.rcp.intro.forms". Use the "RCP Application with a view" as a template. Add a dependency to "org.eclipse.ui.forms" in plugin.xml. You do this via selecting the tab "Dependencies". Press the "Add" button and type in the name of "org.eclipse.ui.forms".

Change the View.java to the following. This will create a re-sizable table in a form with a button on the right side of it.

				
package de.vogella.rcp.intro.forms;

import org.eclipse.jface.viewers.ArrayContentProvider;
import org.eclipse.jface.viewers.ColumnLabelProvider;
import org.eclipse.jface.viewers.TableViewer;
import org.eclipse.jface.viewers.TableViewerColumn;
import org.eclipse.swt.SWT;
import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Image;
import org.eclipse.swt.layout.GridData;
import org.eclipse.swt.layout.GridLayout;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Button;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Table;
import org.eclipse.ui.ISharedImages;
import org.eclipse.ui.PlatformUI;
import org.eclipse.ui.forms.widgets.FormToolkit;
import org.eclipse.ui.forms.widgets.ScrolledForm;
import org.eclipse.ui.forms.widgets.Section;
import org.eclipse.ui.part.ViewPart;

public class View extends ViewPart {
	public static final String ID = "de.vogella.rcp.intro.forms.view";

	private TableViewer viewer;

	/**
	 * This is a callback that will allow us to create the viewer and initialize
	 * it.
	 */
	public void createPartControl(Composite parent) {
		FormToolkit toolkit = new FormToolkit(parent.getDisplay());
		ScrolledForm form = toolkit.createScrolledForm(parent);
		form.setText("Eclipse Forms API Example");

		// Lets make a layout for the first section of the screen
		GridLayout layout = new GridLayout();
		layout.numColumns = 1;
		layout.marginWidth = 2;
		layout.marginHeight = 2;
		// Creating the Screen
		Section section = toolkit.createSection(parent, Section.DESCRIPTION
				| Section.TITLE_BAR);
		section.setText("Section 1 for demonstration"); //$NON-NLS-1$
		section.setDescription("This demonstrates the usage of section");
		// Composite for storing the data
		Composite client = toolkit.createComposite(section, SWT.WRAP);
		layout = new GridLayout();
		layout.numColumns = 2;
		layout.marginWidth = 2;
		layout.marginHeight = 2;
		client.setLayout(layout);
		Table t = toolkit.createTable(client, SWT.NULL);
		GridData gd = new GridData(GridData.FILL_BOTH);
		gd.heightHint = 20;
		gd.widthHint = 100;
		t.setLayoutData(gd);
		toolkit.paintBordersFor(client);
		Button b = toolkit.createButton(client, "Do something", SWT.PUSH); //$NON-NLS-1$
		gd = new GridData(GridData.VERTICAL_ALIGN_BEGINNING);
		b.setLayoutData(gd);
		section.setClient(client);
		viewer = new TableViewer(t);

		viewer.setContentProvider(new ArrayContentProvider());

		TableViewerColumn viewerColumn = new TableViewerColumn(viewer, SWT.NONE);
		viewerColumn.getColumn().setWidth(100);
		viewerColumn.setLabelProvider(new ColumnLabelProvider() {
			@Override
			public String getText(Object element) {
				return element.toString();
			};

			public Image getImage(Object element) {
				return PlatformUI.getWorkbench().getSharedImages()
						.getImage(ISharedImages.IMG_OBJ_ELEMENT);
			};
		}

		);
		viewer.setInput(getViewSite());
	}

	/**
	 * Passing the focus request to the viewer's control.
	 */
	public void setFocus() {
		viewer.getControl().setFocus();
	}
}

			

The result should look like the following:

You can also add Eclipse Commands to the menu of the form. For this define a command with a handler. Add this command to a popup menu contribution as for example in the following plugin.xml.

				
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<?eclipse version="3.2"?>
<plugin>

   <extension
         id="application"
         point="org.eclipse.core.runtime.applications">
      <application>
         <run
               class="de.vogella.rcp.intro.forms.Application">
         </run>
      </application>
   </extension>
   <extension
         point="org.eclipse.ui.perspectives">
      <perspective
            name="Perspective"
            class="de.vogella.rcp.intro.forms.Perspective"
            id="de.vogella.rcp.intro.forms.perspective">
      </perspective>
   </extension>
   <extension
         point="org.eclipse.ui.views">
      <view
            name="View"
            class="de.vogella.rcp.intro.forms.View"
            id="de.vogella.rcp.intro.forms.view">
      </view>
   </extension>
   <extension
         point="org.eclipse.ui.commands">
      <command
            defaultHandler="de.vogella.rcp.intro.forms.handler.HelloHandler"
            id="de.vogella.rcp.intro.forms.hello"
            name="Hello">
      </command>
   </extension>
   <extension
         point="org.eclipse.ui.menus">
      <menuContribution
            allPopups="false"
            locationURI="popup:formsToolBar">
         <command
               commandId="de.vogella.rcp.intro.forms.hello"
               icon="icons/alt_window_16.gif"
               label="Hello"
               style="push">
         </command>
      </menuContribution>
   </extension>

</plugin>

			

Change the view to display the command in the form and you should see the command in your form.

				
package de.vogella.rcp.intro.forms;

import org.eclipse.jface.action.ToolBarManager;
import org.eclipse.jface.viewers.ArrayContentProvider;
import org.eclipse.jface.viewers.ColumnLabelProvider;
import org.eclipse.jface.viewers.TableViewer;
import org.eclipse.jface.viewers.TableViewerColumn;
import org.eclipse.swt.SWT;
import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Image;
import org.eclipse.swt.layout.GridData;
import org.eclipse.swt.layout.GridLayout;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Button;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Table;
import org.eclipse.ui.ISharedImages;
import org.eclipse.ui.PlatformUI;
import org.eclipse.ui.forms.widgets.FormToolkit;
import org.eclipse.ui.forms.widgets.ScrolledForm;
import org.eclipse.ui.forms.widgets.Section;
import org.eclipse.ui.menus.IMenuService;
import org.eclipse.ui.part.ViewPart;

public class View extends ViewPart {
	public static final String ID = "de.vogella.rcp.intro.forms.view";

	private TableViewer viewer;

	/**
	 * This is a callback that will allow us to create the viewer and initialize
	 * it.
	 */
	public void createPartControl(Composite parent) {
		FormToolkit toolkit = new FormToolkit(parent.getDisplay());
		ScrolledForm form = toolkit.createScrolledForm(parent);
		ToolBarManager manager = (ToolBarManager) form.getToolBarManager();
		toolkit.decorateFormHeading(form.getForm());
		IMenuService menuService = (IMenuService) getSite().getService(
				IMenuService.class);
		menuService.populateContributionManager(manager, "popup:formsToolBar");
		manager.update(true);

		form.setText("Eclipse Forms API Example");

		// Lets make a layout for the first section of the screen
		GridLayout layout = new GridLayout();
		layout.numColumns = 1;
		layout.marginWidth = 2;
		layout.marginHeight = 2;
		// Creating the Screen
		Section section = toolkit.createSection(parent, Section.DESCRIPTION
				| Section.TITLE_BAR);
		section.setText("Section 1 for demonstration"); //$NON-NLS-1$
		section.setDescription("This demonstrates the usage of section");
		// Composite for storing the data
		Composite client = toolkit.createComposite(section, SWT.WRAP);
		layout = new GridLayout();
		layout.numColumns = 2;
		layout.marginWidth = 2;
		layout.marginHeight = 2;
		client.setLayout(layout);
		Table t = toolkit.createTable(client, SWT.NULL);
		GridData gd = new GridData(GridData.FILL_BOTH);
		gd.heightHint = 20;
		gd.widthHint = 100;
		t.setLayoutData(gd);
		toolkit.paintBordersFor(client);
		Button b = toolkit.createButton(client, "Do something", SWT.PUSH); //$NON-NLS-1$
		gd = new GridData(GridData.VERTICAL_ALIGN_BEGINNING);
		b.setLayoutData(gd);
		section.setClient(client);
		viewer = new TableViewer(t);

		viewer.setContentProvider(new ArrayContentProvider());

		TableViewerColumn viewerColumn = new TableViewerColumn(viewer, SWT.NONE);
		viewerColumn.getColumn().setWidth(100);
		viewerColumn.setLabelProvider(new ColumnLabelProvider() {
			@Override
			public String getText(Object element) {
				return element.toString();
			};

			public Image getImage(Object element) {
				return PlatformUI.getWorkbench().getSharedImages()
						.getImage(ISharedImages.IMG_OBJ_ELEMENT);
			};
		}

		);
		viewer.setInput(getViewSite());
	}

	/**
	 * Passing the focus request to the viewer's control.
	 */
	public void setFocus() {
		viewer.getControl().setFocus();
	}
}