In the menu bar, click 'Help' > 'Eclipse Marketplace' Will check your code for different style issues. We will start by installing a plugin named 'checkstyle', which when run To minimize the clutter, feel free to close the 'Task List' and Select the line for the JDK:Įclipse, by default, contains a fair degree of clutter. You can probablyĪfter hitting 'ok', you should see a screen with a line for eitherīoth the JRE and the JDK, or just the JDK. Thisįolder should contain your installed JRE and JDK. Then, selectĬlick the 'Search' button and select the 'Java' folder. Next, select 'Windows > Preferences' (PC) or 'Eclipse > Preferences' (Mac) in the menu. 'welcome' tab to open the regular editor. Once you're done, you should see a 'Welcome' screen like below.

Of the workspace if you want: just make sure you remember what you picked. Where Eclipse will add any new projects you create. To be (see screenshot below for example). When you run Eclipse, it'll ask you where you want your workspace That are included in the projects and managed with Gradle see the Note that there are some third party libraries that we use, such as JUnit, You should eventually see a screen like this. Options (unless you want to change something). Select the first 'Eclipse IDE for Java Developers' option.Īfter that point, you can keep hitting 'yes' and select all the default You should see a window like the one below The latest version, as of time of writing, is Eclipse 2018‑12. If so, we strongly recommend you uninstall itĪnd install the latest version for maximum compatibility. NOTE: if you used Eclipse before, you may have an Step 1: Installing and configuring Eclipse Step 1a: Download

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