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Application Development: LABS GALLERY: 'Galileo' Release of Eclipse Offers a Galaxy of New Features


The recent 3.5 release of Eclipse, code-named Galileo, brings loads of new features that will help developers become even more productive.
 
  • LABS GALLERY: 'Galileo' Release of Eclipse Offers a Galaxy of New Features
    by Jeff Cogswell
  • Eclipse Evolution
    Eclipse has come a long way since its early days. The interface looks similar to the way it always has, but it's packed with far more features than before.
  • Online Help
    Even the online help interface has improved, providing a handy, quick tool that searches within a selected topic.
  • Highly Customizable
    The interface is highly customizable—you can control which tool bars and menus appear within a perspective.
  • File Comparison
    Eclipse could compare files before, but the interface has improved.
  • Project Explorer
    Project Explorer has been enhanced, and now has a Go Into feature that allows developers to quickly navigate through a project.
  • Generate
    You can automatically generate a toString() function for your classes using a special Generate dialog box.
  • Error Messages
    Eclipse offers many handy error messages such as this one, which includes the option to remove the unreachable code.
  • Hover View
    When you hover over a function, the hover view honors more of the Javadoc features, including the inheritDoc tag.
  • Open Resource
    The Open Resource dialog box now lets developers specify an editor to use, rather than sticking them with the default.
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