Computer Science A 5: 17/2

JCreator IDE: Integrated Development Editor Features: Compile and run from editor Manage multiple files Can look up api documentation Selective hiding of parts of the code JCreator LE (light edition) is free

Workspace Concepts: Workspace: the editor window. A workspace may have several projects. A project: a java program. A project may consist of several java files. A file. A single java file. A file may contain several classes.

Workspace

Make a java program Create a new workspace Create a project – give it a name, specify where to save its files, and a type (Basic Java application). It generates a ”*.java” file Click on the java file Replace the body of the main method to System.out.println(”Hello”);

Compile and run Compile (called ”build”): F7 Run (”execute”): F5 If there were errors click on red cross in ”Build output” and the line is marked in the program. Click on ”System” in ”System.out….” Press ”Ctrl-F1” and you will get context-sensitive help You may need to specify path to compiler anddocumentation

Editor features Word completion: ”ctrl-space” Match bracket, parentheses: ”ctrl-egu” Hide imports, comments, method body, class content. ’ctrl-f1’ on classes to get api-documentation ’ctrl-f1’ on method name to list methods