The Java Developer's Guide to Eclipse

The opening chapter of Part II, Extending Eclipse for Fun and Profit, has the formidable task of introducing you to the full breadth and depth of Eclipse as a technology platform without being overwhelming, and doing it in such a way that you feel motivated to continue onto more advanced topics. The chapter asserts that Eclipse's extension capability enables integration not just for those who have large development organizations, but also for anyone willing to invest some time in learning a few Eclipse frameworks.

The chapter's example is an excerpt from Chapter 27, Extending the Java Development Tools. It presents a broad overview of this non-trivial example to demonstrate what you can do.

If you're interested in peeking ahead at the source code, you'll find it in the project com.ibm.jdg2e.jdt, although we recommend reading all the chapters of Part II and completing Exercise 6, Developing Your First Plug-in, before skipping ahead.

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