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how to use java API help in eclipse [message #63816]

Fri, 21 June 2002 04:22

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: security.prochest.org

hi ppl
if any of you know how i can use Java API document inside eclipse?
how i can use e.g. f1 to show help for some API
thank you

Re: how to use java API help in eclipse [message #63839 is a reply to message #63816]

Sat, 21 June 2003 05:34

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: vkyr.nospam-ision.net

Beside the usual way of pointing under the JDK/JRE preferences to the place
where the extracted java docs folder resides and optional personal
customization of the help server settings, see:

http://eclipsewiki.swiki.net/226

Your Eclipse online help should also contain some contents about JRE javadoc
help settings.

-vkyr

"Masoud Kalali" <security@prochest.org> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:3D12E243.6000708@prochest.org...
> hi ppl
> if any of you know how i can use Java API document inside eclipse?
> how i can use e.g. f1 to show help for some API
> thank you
>

Re: how to use java API help in eclipse [message #67569 is a reply to message #63839]

Wed, 25 June 2003 17:13

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: tony509.tampabay.rr.com

I followed the directions on that website and I got the doc for the standard
Java API to work via Help - Help Contents and context help via F1 and shift
F2. It works great.

However, be warned that if you do not follow the directions percisely, you
might have problems. When I upgraded my VM from 1.3 to 1.4 I reapplied the
changes to get the Java API doc to work. I am not sure what I did wrong,
but I managed to get context help via F1 and shift F2 to work fine, but then
using Help - Help Contents would not find the Java API docs. After much
unsuccessful tweaking I finally I reinstalled Eclipse and followed the
directions VERY carefully and now it works fine.

:-)

Tony

"Valentino Kyriakides" <vkyr@nospam-ision.net> wrote in message
news:bd18qd$2c9$1@rogue.oti.com...
> Beside the usual way of pointing under the JDK/JRE preferences to the
place
> where the extracted java docs folder resides and optional personal
> customization of the help server settings, see:
>
> http://eclipsewiki.swiki.net/226
>
> Your Eclipse online help should also contain some contents about JRE
javadoc
> help settings.
>
> -vkyr
>
> "Masoud Kalali" <security@prochest.org> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:3D12E243.6000708@prochest.org...
> > hi ppl
> > if any of you know how i can use Java API document inside eclipse?
> > how i can use e.g. f1 to show help for some API
> > thank you
> >
>
>

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