BlueJ : An Interactive IDE Art Gittleman California State University Long Beach Over 40 Years of Programming and Teaching
BlueJ Interactive object creation Easy to use Debugger Graphical class structure Small download Free for AP classes
BlueJ Tutorial Installation Getting started Inspection Create a new project Debugging
Installation Must have Java 2 Standard Edition installed. Installer may ask for the location of java.exe.
Getting Started Open a Project examples\people Create an object Staff Execute methods getRoom, setRoom Edit a class Staff Compile
Inspection Create staff object with values Select inspect
Create a New Project Specify name and location to create a directory Create a new class Add to skeleton code
Debugging Open debugdemo Setting breakpoints Demo loop Stepping through the code Step Step Into carTest myCar.seats Inspecting variables automatic Halt and terminate