Eclipse Java IDE - Tutorial      [To Top]

This article describes the usage of Eclipse as a Java IDE. It describes the installation of Eclipse, the creation of Java programs, the usage of external jars, quick fix and content assist and the usage of the Eclipse update manager.

This article is based on Eclipse 3.5 (Eclipse Galileo).

Eclipse Shortcuts      [To Top]

This article gives a list of my preferred Eclipse shortcuts / keybindings.

Use shortcuts for common tasks can dramatically increase your programming productivity. I this article list in this article my preferred shortcuts.

This article is based on Eclipse 3.5 (Galileo).

Java Debugging with Eclipse - Tutorial      [To Top]

This article describes how to debug a Java application in Eclipse.

This article is based on Eclipse 3.5 (Eclipse Galileo).

Eclipse RCP - Tutorial (Eclipse 3.5)      [To Top]

This article describes how to develop applications using the Eclipse Rich Client Platform (RCP) architecture.

The article covers among others the creating of RCP applications, using commands, views, editors, dialogs and creating and deploying a Eclipse product.

This article is based on Eclipse 3.5 (Eclipse Galileo).

Eclipse Plugin Development - Tutorial (Eclipse 3.5)      [To Top]

This article describes the creation and deployment of Eclipse plugins.

It assumes that you are already familiar with using the Eclipse IDE for standard Java development. The article is based on Eclipse 3.5 (Eclipse Galileo) and Java 1.6.

OSGi with Eclipse Equinox - Tutorial      [To Top]

This tutorial gives an overview of OSGi. It explains the creation and consumption of OSGi services via ServiceTrackers and declarative services. Eclipse Equinox is used as an standalone OSGi server.

For this tutorial Eclipse 3.5 (Galileo) is used.

Eclipse Commands with Eclipse 3.5 (Galileo) - Tutorial      [To Top]

This article describes the usage of Eclipse commands.

The article describes how to create commands, handlers, add commands into the menu, pop-ups, views and editors. It explains how to use the core expressions and your own expressions to restrict your UI contributions. The usage of keybindings is also explained.

This article is based on Eclipse Galileo (3.5).

Eclipse JFace TableViewer - Tutorial      [To Top]

This article explains the usage of Eclipse JFace TableViewer including label and contentprovider, filtering, sorting, and model / view interaction.

This article is based on Eclipse 3.5.

JFreeChart in Eclipse RCP - Tutorial      [To Top]

This article describes the usage of JFreeChart within an Eclipse Rich Client Platform (RCP) application. It will use the JFreeChart SWT implementation.

As examples we create a pie chart in an Eclipse RCP application.

This article assume that you have already Eclipse RCP knowledge.

Eclipse Extension Points and Extensions - Tutorial      [To Top]

This article will describe the definition and usage of the Eclipse Extension Point mechanism. The examples used will be based on Eclipse RCP therefore basic knowledge of Eclipse plugin or Eclipse RCP development is assumed.

In this example Eclipse 3.4 and Java 1.6 are used.

Eclipse Job API in RCP - Tutorial      [To Top]

This article describes how to use the Job API in Eclipse RCP for asynchronous tasks.

Converting Java libraries (jars) to Eclipse plugins / OSGi bundles - Tutorial      [To Top]

This article describes how to create Eclipse plugins (OSGi bundles) from standard Java libraries delivered as jars.

This article is based on Eclipse 3.5 (Eclipse Galileo).

Eclipse RCP and Plugin Internationalization - Tutorial      [To Top]

This article describes how to externalize your strings in Eclipse RCP and Eclipse plugins and how to support different languages.

This article is based on Eclipse 3.5 (Eclipse Galileo).

Eclipse Drag and Drop - Tutorial      [To Top]

This article demonstrates the usage of Drag and Drop in the Eclipse framework.

The article assumes that you are familiar with Eclipse RCP development. In this article Eclipse 3.5 (Galileo) is used.

Eclipse Forms API - Tutorial      [To Top]

This article describes how to build User Interfaces using Eclipse Forms.

Eclipse p2 Packaging and Update - Tutorial      [To Top]

This article describes how to setup and use Eclipse p2 to install new features into an existing application and how to provide auto-update (self-update) functionality for an application.

This article assumes knowledge about Eclipse plugins and Eclipse RCP development.

Eclipse PDE Build - Tutorial      [To Top]

This article describes how to use Eclipse PDE Build to create automatically a running application from source code.

This article uses Eclipse 3.5 and Java 1.6.

Microsoft and Java Integration with Eclipse - Tutorial      [To Top]

This article will demonstrate how Eclipse SWT can be used to integrate / use Microsoft applications. Eclipse is using the SWT GUI framework. SWT does allow to integrated Microsoft application via OLE (Object Linking and Embedding).Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Excel and the File explorer are used as examples. The examples used are based on Eclipse RCP as this makes it easy to demonstrate the usage but work also with standalone Java application (which are using SWT).

This article assumes that you are already familiar with using the Eclipse IDE and with developing simple Eclipse RCP applications.

Eclipse Feature Project - Tutorial      [To Top]

This article describes the basic steps on how to create an Eclipse feature project.

This article assumes that you are already familiar with using the Eclipse IDE.

This articles mainly exists because I need the description of how to create a feature in several articles. Instead of describing it several times I write it here once and link to it. But please note that feature project by itself are not very useful. Features are used in the update manager and the build process.

Eclipse Preferences - Tutorial      [To Top]

This article describes the usage of Eclipse preferences and preference pages.

Within this article Eclipse 3.5 will be used.

Source Code Guide of Eclipse 3.5 (Galileo)      [To Top]

This article describes how to access the Eclipse source code, search for plugins or code, demonstrates the usage of the "Plugin Spy" and how to debug the Eclipse IDE.

This article assumes that you are already familiar with using the Eclipse IDE and is based on Eclipse 3.5 (Eclipse Galileo).

Eclipse JDT - Abstract Syntax Tree (AST) and the Java Model - Tutorial      [To Top]

This article describes how the Eclipse JDT (Java Development Tools) and the Eclipse AST (Abstract Syntax Tree) can be used to access, change and read the elements of a Java program.

The article assumes that you are familiar with Eclipse plugin development. In this article Eclipse 3.4 is used.

Level of this tutorial: Advanced

Eclipse Modeling Framework (EMF) - Tutorial      [To Top]

This article describes the usage of the Eclipse EMF framework for modeling your data model and creating Java code from it.

This article is based on Eclipse 3.5.

Eclipse Modeling Framework (EMF) - Persisting models via XMI      [To Top]

This article describes how to persists Eclipse EMF in XMI (XML).

This article is based on Eclipse 3.5.

Java Emitter Template (JET) - Tutorial      [To Top]

This article describes the usage of Eclipse JET to transform Eclipse EMF models into other output. JET will be used to generated HTML output from an EMF model.

This article assumes that you have already good Eclipse knowledge.

Create EMF Models based on annotated interfaces      [To Top]

This article describes how you can create Eclipse EMF models based on annotated Java interfaces.

This article is based on Eclipse 3.5.

Eclipse Modeling Framework (EMF) - Notifications and Adapters      [To Top]

This article describes the notification functionality of Eclipse EMF.

Eclipse Zest - Tutorial      [To Top]

Eclipse Zest is a visualization toolkit for graphs. This article explains how to create directly a Zest graph and how to use the JFace abstraction.

In this article Eclipse 3.5 (Eclipse Galileo) is used.

Eclipse JFace Databinding - Tutorial      [To Top]

This article explains the Eclipse JFace Databinding. It explain how to connect your data model with the UI so that both will be automatically synchronized. It will demonstrate the usage of validators and field decorators. EMF databinding is also demonstrated.

The article assumes that you are familiar with Eclipse RCP development. In this article Eclipse 3.5 (Galileo) is used.

Reporting with Eclipse BIRT and Java Objects (POJO's) - Tutorial      [To Top]

This article describes how to use Eclipse BIRT for reporting on simple Java Objects (POJO's - Plan old Java Objects).

The article will also explain how to deploy the resulting BIRT report into a webcontainer (tomcat) and how to use it in an Eclipse RCP application.

Eclipse 3.5 (Eclipse Galileo) is used for this tutorial.

Eclipse Rich Ajax Platform (RAP) - Tutorial with Eclipse 3.5 (Galileo)      [To Top]

This article describes the basic steps to create Eclipse RAP applications and how to use the CSS theming to modify their look. Eclipse RAP aims to enable developers to build rich, Ajax-enabled web applications by using the Eclipse development model.

This article assumes that you are already familiar with using the Eclipse IDE. This tutorial is based on Eclipse 3.5 (Galileo).

JPA with Eclipse Dali - Tutorial      [To Top]

This article describes how to use Eclipse Dali for JPA mapping.

This article is based on Eclipse 3.5 (Eclipse Galileo).

Eclipse Data Tools Platform (DTP) - Tutorial      [To Top]

The Eclipse Data Tools Platform (DTP) provides tools to simplify the handling of databases. This article demonstrates the usage of the Eclipse DTP.

This article is based on Eclipse Galileo (Eclipse 3.5).

FindBugs in Eclipse      [To Top]

This article will describe the usage of the Findbugs plugin for Eclipse.

Checkstyle in Eclipse      [To Top]

This article will describe the usage of the Checkstyle plugins for Eclipse.

XSLT with Eclipse XSL Tools - Tutorial      [To Top]

This articles explains how to do a simple XSLT transformation using the Eclipse XSL project.

Eclipse Mylyn - Tutorial      [To Top]

This article describes the usage of Mylyn for Eclipse.

Eclipse Memory Analyser (MAT) - Tutorial      [To Top]

This article describes the usage of the Eclipse Memory Analyser (MAT) to identify memory leaks.

This article is based on Eclipse 3.5.

Eclipse Test and Performance Tools Platform (TPTP) - Tutorial      [To Top]

This article describes how to use the Eclipse Test and Performance Tools Platform (TPTP) for profiling your Java or your Eclipse RCP application.

This article assume that you have already basic Eclipse knowledge.

Java Persistence API (JPA) with EclipseLink - Tutorial      [To Top]

This article explains how to use EclipseLink, the reference implementation for the Java Persistence API (JPA). The usage of EclipseLink is demonstrated for stand-aloneJava applications (outside the Java EE environment).

Creating UML 2 diagrams with Eclipse UML2 Tools - Tutorial      [To Top]

This article gives a short overview of UML2 and explains the usage of the Eclipse UML2 Tools for modeling UML 2 diagrams.

This article is based on Eclipse 3.5.

DocBook with Eclipse - Tutorial      [To Top]

This article explains how to write DocBook files in Eclipse and how to convert these files into various output formats, e.g. to HTML and pdf. It also explains how to configure XInclude to divide the information into different source files.

This article uses Eclipse 3.5.

Eclipse e4 - Tutorial      [To Top]

This article gives an overview about Eclipse e4 and describes how to create your first Eclipse e4 application.

Eclipse XWT - Tutorial      [To Top]

This article gives an overview about Eclipse XWT.

OpenSocial Gadgets - Tutorial      [To Top]

This article gives an overview about OpenSocial Gadgets and their integration into Eclipse E4.

Version control with Git - Tutorial      [To Top]

This article explains the usage of the distributed version control system Git via the command line.

The examples were done on Linux (Ubuntu).

Git with Eclipse (EGit) - Tutorial      [To Top]

This article describes the usage of EGit; a Eclipse plugin to use the distributed version control system Git.

Installation of subversion (svn) in Eclipse      [To Top]

The following describes the installation of Eclipse subversive and gives a short comparison of the different svn connectors.

Mercurial - Tutorial      [To Top]

This article describes the distributed version control system Mercurial.

Android Development with Eclipse - Tutorial      [To Top]

This article describes how to create Android applications with Eclipse.

The article is based on Eclipse 3.5 and Android 2.1.

Python Development with PyDev and Eclipse - Tutorial      [To Top]

This article describes how to write and debug Python programs with Eclipse

This article was developed on Eclipse 3.5 (Galileo), Python 2.6.2 and PyDev version 1.5

Scala development with Eclipse - Tutorial      [To Top]

This article explains how to develop Scala with Eclipse. It also explains several base features of Scala. The article is based on Scala 2.7 and Eclipse 3.5.

Groovy with Eclipse - Tutorial      [To Top]

This article gives a short overview of the Groovy language including collections, loops, gstrings, MOP, closures, operator overloading, XML handing and using Groovy together with Java class. It also describes how to use Eclipse for developing Groovy.

This article assumes that you have already Eclipse installed and that you have used Eclipse for Java development. This article was written using Groovy 1.7, Eclipse 3.5 (Galileo) and Java 1.6.

PHP Development - Tutorial      [To Top]

This article describes how to program PHP programs.

Currently in EARLY DRAFT

JavaFX development with Eclipse - Tutorial      [To Top]

This article describes how to develop your JavaFX application using Eclipse.

This article is based on JavaFX 1.2, Java 1.6 and Eclipse 3.5 (Galileo). This article assumes that you know how to use Eclipse for creating Java programs.

Grails Development - Tutorial      [To Top]

This article explains how to build a Grails application. This article is based on Java 1.6 and Grails 1.2.x.

Google Wave - Tutorial      [To Top]

This article describes Google Wave and the usage of the Google Wave API to build a robot.

This article was developed with Java 6.0 and Eclipse 3.5.

Google Web Toolkit (GWT 2.0) with Eclipse - Tutorial      [To Top]

This article describes how to develop a Web application with GWT and the Google Plugin for Eclipse. A standalone and a client-server GWT application is created. UiBinder for creating UI via XML is demonstated and the usage of external (Java projects / jars) in GWT is described. The creation of your own GWT components is described as well as debugging GWT applications.

This article assume that you have already basic Eclipse knowledge and knowledge on how to use command line tools. The article was developed using JDK 1.6, GWT 2.0 and Eclipse 3.5.

Google App Engine - Python Development (with Eclipse) - Tutorial      [To Top]

This article describes the creation of a web application with Python on the Google App Engine.

The example created in this article will be a simple Todo list. The usage of the email API will get demonstrated. Also conditions in the Django web template and formating of dates will get demonstrated.

The article demonstrates optionally the usage of Eclipse for developing, running and debugging the Google App Engine application.

Google App Engine for Java (GAE/J) - Tutorial      [To Top]

This article describes the creation of a Java web application on the Google App Engine.

The article demonstrates also the usage of Google Eclipse Plugin for developing, running and debugging the Google App Engine application. The tutorial is based on Java 1.6 and GAE version 1.3.

Eclipse Builder - Tutorial      [To Top]

This article contains currently only a link to a tutorial for builder and natures. Please move on..

Currently in EARLY DRAFT.