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Java workingset from a Simple project. What is the point!!!!! [message #73951]

Sun, 05 June 2005 08:18

Eclipse User

Hello
recently I created a simple project and imported a section of the
filesystem. Within that filesystem there was a number of Java source files.
As I was creating a working Set it Eclipse gave the option to choose a Java
Working Set.

However I don't quite understand why this option is avalible because when I
tried to use a Java menu option such as organise imports a message box
appears with the messsage "The resource is not on the build path of a Java
Project".

Is this pointless or is there a good reason why the Java Working Set option
is avalible when the projedct is a Simple project?

thanks

Re: Java workingset from a Simple project. What is the point!!!!! [message #74396 is a reply to message #73951]

Mon, 06 June 2005 11:41

Eclipse User

"Martin Holmes" <martincanbe@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:d7ut6n$tic$2@news.eclipse.org...
> Is this pointless or is there a good reason why the Java Working Set
option
> is avalible when the projedct is a Simple project?
I guess you should file a big :-)

Re: Java workingset from a Simple project. What is the point!!!!! [message #74485 is a reply to message #73951]

Mon, 06 June 2005 12:13

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: eclipse.rizzoweb.com

Martin Holmes wrote:
> Hello
> recently I created a simple project and imported a section of the
> filesystem. Within that filesystem there was a number of Java source files.
> As I was creating a working Set it Eclipse gave the option to choose a Java
> Working Set.
>
> However I don't quite understand why this option is avalible because when I
> tried to use a Java menu option such as organise imports a message box
> appears with the messsage "The resource is not on the build path of a Java
> Project".
>
> Is this pointless or is there a good reason why the Java Working Set option
> is avalible when the projedct is a Simple project?

I would guess that the reason is because Working Sets are somewhat
orthogonal to Projects. They can cross project boundaries and can
out-live Projects. Certainly a Working Set does not apply to just one
Project, so they allow you to create a Java working set whose contents
may include non-Java projects. Non-Java projects can contain .java files
(as you've done), which might be included in a Java working set even if
their project is not Java-aware.

HTH,
Eric

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