[program-java] Re: Eclipse Javadocs and Source
- From: "John J. Boyer" <john.boyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: program-java@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2011 11:33:46 -0500
What I am lookking for is the javadocs and source code for Eclipse
itself, not the Java API. I want to see how Eclipse handles printing of
large documents, for one thing. This would not be in the JDK.
John
On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 11:27:10AM +0200, Willem Venter wrote:
> Hi.
> Is there a specific reason why you want to access the javadoc of the
> java API through eclipse and not a normal web browser?
>
> The source of the java classes of the API as not on the eclipse site.
> Eclipse is only an I D E. look inside the directory where your jdk is
> installed for a file called src.zip. I'm sure you would be able to
> import the classes you want to change, but I would not necisarily
> recommend altering and shipping a modified java api. You might just
> accidentily break some java funcionality. Rather make and or extend a
> new class with the functionality you need.
>
> On 2011/10/27 10:54 AM, John J. Boyer wrote:
> >I am thinking of using some of the Eclipse classes in BrailleBlaster.
> >For this I will need to look at the Eclipse Javadocs. Can they be
> >accessed through Eclipse itself? If a class looks like it might be
> >ulseful I may want to tweak it for BrailleBlaster. This is permitted by
> >the Eclipse license. For this I will need access to the source. Again,
> >is the source code accessible through Eclipse itself? If not, where can
> >I find it. The Eclipse downloads page is very confusing for me.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >John
> >
>
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John J. Boyer; President, Chief Software Developer
Abilitiessoft, Inc.
http://www.abilitiessoft.com
Madison, Wisconsin USA
Developing software for people with disabilities
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