![]() The first likely step for anyone intending to write an Eclipse editor plugin, and a JFace Text based editor in particular, is to create a new Eclipse Plugin Development Environment with the XML editor example as a template. ![]() Part 1: Setting the Scene The Application Before we talk in more detail about the APIs, lets set the scene by describing the application we are going to use. The artide is built around the default example XML editor provided as an Eclipse plugin development template. If you don't know what this is right now, don't worry, since this is one of the major areas covered in this article. ![]() For example, I struggled to find material which explains the document partitioning process very well. I wrote this article because found it difficult to find documentation on this impressive API. ![]() It is not an easy API to understand, but is very powerful. In my view, an understanding of JFace Text is very important for Eclipse developers because most Eclipse plug-ins involve a text editor of some kind. JFace Text is a sophisticated framework which allows an Eclipse plug-in developer to build text editors with advanced features, such as syntax highlighting, basic content assistance and code formatting.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |