I installed Java SE 14 and Eclipse IDE. Now I want to access the Java official documentation from the Eclipse IDE itself. How do I achieve this?
Note : I looked this question. I found out that adding src.zip to the jre library in eclipse will work. But I didn't find src.zip in my jdk-14.0.1 folder. May be the recent versions didn't include src.zip.
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Windows 10
Eclipse IDE 2020-06 edition
Open your eclipse IDE and go to
windows option -> show view -> javadoc
after choosing that you can view a Javadoc tab in the below panel. Like this
Initially, it will be blank. when you choose a library function you can view the official Javadoc details in this panel. You need not download or configure any source file for this.
I am not sure why I cannot find src.zip in the jdk installation directory. So I reinstalled it. When I reinstalled the jdk 14 I found the src.zip in that directory. Here is the path of that folder : C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-14.0.1\lib\src.
And it is not even required for me to attach this source to the eclipse. Eclipse automatically detected the source and attached it.
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I have problem importing import "javafx.util.Pair" into my program.
after searching the net I've found this answer cannot resolve symbol javafx.application in IntelliJ Idea IDE and I've installed desired jar file but still I've problem to import.
this is what I face to when open java jdk.
I don't know the why the "jfxrt.jar" is different.
note the black arrow on the folder icon
open the File | Project Structure dialog, there under Platform Settings select SDKs and then your JDK 1.8. On the right you then see all the jars that make up the classpath to your SDK. Make sure that your jfxrt.jar is in that list, if not, you can add it by clicking the '+' button at the bottom.
Update May 2020
JavaFX is no longer part of the Oracle or OpenJDK default distributions. Instead it is available as a seperate library or module set.
For instructions on using JavaFX in your application, see the documentation at:
https://openjfx.io
For instructions on working with a modern JavaFX installation and Idea, also see the related question:
IntelliJ can't recognize JavaFX 11 with OpenJDK 11
You don't need to "install the desired jar" (whatever that means).
You don't need to do that for JavaFX. You should not do anything explicitly with jfxrt.jar either in the filesystem or by adding it to a project classpath. If doing something on the filesystem, that is especially bad as jfxrt.jar is not made to be standalone and requires related native libraries shipped with the JDK in order to work.
The JavaFX code should be part of the JDK installation you are using. Perhaps you are using a Java version below 8 or an OpenJDK implementation that does not include JavaFX. If so, then install the Oracle JDK 8+ and set idea to use it. Everything should just work then and all of related JavaFX imports will resolve.
I decided to learn JavaFX. I need to browse source code of classes like javafx.scene.layout.StackPane .
So I pressed F3 to go to source code. There is no source code and no button that allows to attach source code.
I looked in the Internet and din't find anything helpful.
I use eclipse kepler and java7.
I have jfxrt.jar in my classpath.
For Java SE 8, the JavaFX source code is distributed with the JDK. If Eclipse does not pick it up automatically, you need to select the zip file using the standard "Attach Source" approach. The file is called javafx-src.zip and is located alongside src.zip in the root of the unpacked Oracle JDK (on Windows).
Recommended - use Java 8 + e(fx)clipse
I believe if you use the recommended e(fx)clipse plugin for JavaFX development and a recent Oracle (Java 8+) JDK, then the Eclipse IDE will automatically be configured to be aware of the JavaFX sources.
Otherwise manually attach sources
If this doesn't work for you, then you can follow JodaStephan's suggestion of attaching sources manually.
For Java 7 users
If you must use Java 7 rather than Java 8, then full source won't be available as JavaFX was only fully open sourced for Java 8. However, you can view some of the source by manually downloading the source code as described at: Where can I download the JavaFX 2.2 source code?, then manually attaching sources. I do not recommend use of Java 7 for JavaFX development or runtime as there were many bug fixes and improvements in Java 8 which are not ported to Java 7.
Disclaimer
I'm not an Eclipse user and haven't tried some of these options.
I installed JavaFX 2.2 (bundled iwith Java 7 U7) on Windows and I am using Eclipse. I would like to add the javadoc to Eclipse, but I can't find it in the JDK folder.
So, where is the javadoc for JavaFX 2.2? (for offline usage)
Thanks for any hint!
Check this page:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/documentation/java-se-7-doc-download-435117.html
After clicking Accept License Agreement you can download *javafx-2_2_0-apidocs.zip*
I remember stumbling over the same problem.
What I ended up doing is installing JavaFX for Java 6 which still includes the Javadoc. Then, I copied the Javadoc folder over to some place and uninstalled the whole thing again. On Windows, the folder should be located somewhere like C:\Program Files\Oracle\JavaFX 2.2 SDK\docs\api.
It's not a very nice solution, but it works.
How can I see Sun/Oracle code, in Java, on Eclipse? For instance, the source code of System.out.println.
When you installed the JDK, did you opt to install the source as well? It's typically in src.zip. If you configure Eclipse to build against the JDK and specify the location of src.zip (if it's not detected automatically) you can just go into the JRE types like any other.
(Note that you can't easily see the exact code for System.out.println as it depends on the value of System.out at the time... but you can look at PrintWriter etc.)
Tell Eclipse to use the JDK as the Java runtime inside Eclipse.
Preferences -> Java -> Installed JRE's -> Add, and then point to the JDK installation directory. Then check it to be the default used.
To attach the JDK sources to a JRE that Eclipse is using:
Go to Window, Preferences, Java, Installed JREs, click on the JRE that you're using, click the Edit button. Then select the file rt.jar (the Java runtime library) and click the Source Attachment button. Enter the location of the src.zip file which should be in your JDK installation directory.
You can't see the Sun/Oracle source code from eclipse directly. If it was your own code you would be able to right click on the method, say println(), and click "Open Declaration", and eclipse would show you the place where the method was declared. However, Eclipse doesn't package that source code with it, so it won't work with Sun/Oracle code.
I recently started using Ubuntu and installed netbeans 6.9.1. I seem to be missing some javadocs tho that get installed with the windows version.
Basically the netbeans docs are there but when the code completion comes up it only tells me the function prototype. Where theres usually a description it says that the javadocs are not found and they should be added in the platform or library manager.
Basically I just want the docs explaining the methods for basic java, swing, and awt. Anyone know what files it is i want to be getting, and can I do it all with apt-get?
OS:
Ubuntu 10
Probably you have not installed java-doc package:
sudo apt-get install sun-java6-doc
or what ever is suitable for you.
I had the same problem. Solution is very simple:
You have to download "Java SE 6 Documentation" from this page (in Additional Resources list)
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html
It is a zip file (~50 mb). Put this file to some place you like(I suggest you to put it to the JDK directory, but you can put it to your home directory) and then open NetBeans.
Select Tools -> Java Platforms. Then select JDK on the left window. In the Javadoc tab, click Add ZIP/Folder and choose file you recently download.
When you done this, your javadoc in code completition windows will work correctly.