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Stepping into JAVA API classes [message #64838]

Mon, 23 June 2003 00:46

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: tony509.tampabay.rr.com

I have been using Visual Age for Java for some time and I am considering
making the switch to Eclipse. I played around with Eclipse briefly and
noticed that I cannot seem to step into Java API class code automatically
like I can in Visual Age. I get an error that the source is not found. I
sometime find it very enlightening to step thru Java API classes with Visual
Age. Is there an easy way to set this up with Eclipse? Thanks!

Tony

Re: Stepping into JAVA API classes [message #64861 is a reply to message #64838]

Mon, 23 June 2003 01:12

Eclipse User

> I have been using Visual Age for Java for some time and I am considering
> making the switch to Eclipse. I played around with Eclipse briefly and
> noticed that I cannot seem to step into Java API class code automatically
> like I can in Visual Age. I get an error that the source is not found. I
> sometime find it very enlightening to step thru Java API classes with
Visual
> Age. Is there an easy way to set this up with Eclipse? Thanks!

Hi Tony,

to find the Sources of a Java class you must install the SDK rather
then the JRE of Java. I am using Sun's SDKs here and the sources
are automatically added by eclipse. You can switch/install the
runtime/debug environment on -> workbench-> Preferrence.

Bye

Martin (Kersten)

PS: I've switched from VAJ 4.0 to 1.x of Eclipse. And I still love it;)
(Check out the additional views and rearrange it, its one of the coolest
things
I think;)

Re: Stepping into JAVA API classes [message #65273 is a reply to message #64861]

Mon, 23 June 2003 13:21

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: Jed.Anderson.EN.aclickinthedark.com

One thing to note about this is that the rt.jar is compiled without line
number/local variable debug information (to save space), so you will not
be able to debug as well as you can in your own source (which usually is
compiled with the line number/local variable information).

jkca

Martin Kersten wrote:
>>I have been using Visual Age for Java for some time and I am considering
>>making the switch to Eclipse. I played around with Eclipse briefly and
>>noticed that I cannot seem to step into Java API class code automatically
>>like I can in Visual Age. I get an error that the source is not found. I
>>sometime find it very enlightening to step thru Java API classes with
>
> Visual
>
>>Age. Is there an easy way to set this up with Eclipse? Thanks!
>
>
> Hi Tony,
>
> to find the Sources of a Java class you must install the SDK rather
> then the JRE of Java. I am using Sun's SDKs here and the sources
> are automatically added by eclipse. You can switch/install the
> runtime/debug environment on -> workbench-> Preferrence.
>
>
> Bye
>
> Martin (Kersten)
>
> PS: I've switched from VAJ 4.0 to 1.x of Eclipse. And I still love it;)
> (Check out the additional views and rearrange it, its one of the coolest
> things
> I think;)
>
>

Re: Stepping into JAVA API classes [message #65571 is a reply to message #64861]

Mon, 23 June 2003 16:11

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: tony509.tampabay.rr.com

Bingo - thanks Martin. Eclipse was pointing to the JRE instead of the SDK.
I switched it and now I can walk thru JAVA API code.

Tony

"Martin Kersten" <Martin.Kersten@student.uni-magdeburg.de> wrote in message
news:bd6250$j9r$1@rogue.oti.com...
> > I have been using Visual Age for Java for some time and I am considering
> > making the switch to Eclipse. I played around with Eclipse briefly and
> > noticed that I cannot seem to step into Java API class code
automatically
> > like I can in Visual Age. I get an error that the source is not found.
I
> > sometime find it very enlightening to step thru Java API classes with
> Visual
> > Age. Is there an easy way to set this up with Eclipse? Thanks!
>
> Hi Tony,
>
> to find the Sources of a Java class you must install the SDK rather
> then the JRE of Java. I am using Sun's SDKs here and the sources
> are automatically added by eclipse. You can switch/install the
> runtime/debug environment on -> workbench-> Preferrence.
>
>
> Bye
>
> Martin (Kersten)
>
> PS: I've switched from VAJ 4.0 to 1.x of Eclipse. And I still love it;)
> (Check out the additional views and rearrange it, its one of the coolest
> things
> I think;)
>
>

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