JSEclipse :: FAQ
- What is JSEclipse?
- Why should I use JSEclipse?
- Why are all javascript files read-only?
- JSEclipse doesn't start or throws an error
- What is Eclipse?
- What is JSEclipse?
JSEclipse is the the best and most popular Javascript plugin for the Eclipse environment. Designed to help web developers edit JavaScript files with ease, it has built in support for:
- Code completion for JavaScript function and classes.
- Common idioms used in JavaScript and major libraries like Dojo and Prototype.
- Outline panel shows class hierarchy.
- Syntax highlighting.
- Powerful editing asistance helpers.
- Code completion for JSDoc and inline parameter type definition.
- Open function declaration.
- Error reporting.
- Why should I use JSEclipse?
JSEclipse provides the best set of features of any javascript editor and had over 120000 downloads in the first three months after its launch. It's being built and supported by a dedicated team and new features are added constantly based on user feedback.
Some of the main features are code completion for javascript and javadoc like comments for javascript, smart outline panel, code templates, find method declaration, error and warning reporting, code wrap and many more.
- Why are all javascript files read-only?
The files are read only because they are not part of any project. JSEclipse uses a project to provide code completion. You should create a project first. To create a project to work with you must go to menu path File/New/Project and select Simple/Project. To create a Javascript file you should go to menu path File/New/File and just name your file with the .js extension.
- JSEclipse doesn't start or throws an error
Several reasons might prevent JSEclipse to properly start. These are discussed in more detail in the technotes section.
- What is Eclipse?
Eclipse is an open source community that focuses on development platforms and frameworks. Eclipse provides extensible tools and frameworks that span the software development life cycle, including support for modeling, language development environments for Java, C/C++ and others, testing and performance, business intelligence, rich client applications and embedded development. As it works in the Open source environment, these platforms are very extensible, allowing integration for third party tools and plugins. One of these plugins is JSEclipse.
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