You can in some cases (using drag and drop)
If you know the location of the file on disk-> drag and drop in your
project.
If the example is from a library-> import the library-> drag and drop
the file from [project]/libraries/[lib name]/examples/[example
name]/[example name].ino
So only if it is an example and you don't know where it is on disk (it
is on [eclipse installation]/arduinoplugin/examples/) you have to make a
new project.
Something that may interest you:
I keep all my home made libraries in a eclipse project called libraries
in the same workspace I do my development. I tell the plugin that I have
private libraries at [my workspace]/libraries.
This way I can check in the libraries with my source code in one commit.
I have all source code (including library examples) at my fingertips
Something else that may interest you.
You can always create links to folders containing interesting sources in
your project (like [eclipse installation]/arduinoplugin/examples/ and
[eclipse installation]/arduinoplugin/libraries/ ) using drag and drop.
Then right click these folders select "resouce configuration"->"exclude
from build"->"select all"->ok
This will grey out these folders and put them at the end of the project
listing. All files are reachable but are ignored by the compiler.
Best regards
Jantje
Op 6/03/2016 om 13:31 schreef Wim Jongman:
I mean this. I create a new project and include the blink example. Now I want to try out a new example but then I have to create a whole new project again, right?
I cannot just add another file from the examples to the same project?