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Eclipse 3.0 M2 - New and Noteworthy

Eclipse 3.0 Milestone Build M2 has some very nice features such as:

* Javadoc view – There is a new Javadoc view which shows the Javadoc of the element selected in the Java editor or in a Java view.

  • Declaration view – There is a new Declaration view which shows the source of the element selected in the Java editor or in a Java view.

* Moving lines – You can easily move lines around in the editor

* Extract method finds duplicate code fragments – Extract method now finds duplicate code fragments and helps extracting them into the new method as well.

* Find unnecessary type checks in Java code

* Find indirect access to static members in Java code

* Find superfluous semicolons in Java code

* CVS annotate (a.k.a. blame)

and these are only the NEW ONEs for M2

M1 already brought…

* Method call hierarchy

  • New Quick fixes for methods invocations – Several new Java quick fixes for mismatched parameters have been added, including offers to swap, add, or remove arguments or method parameters.
  • Quick type hierarchy view
  • JUnit usability improvements
  • Templates for getters and setters
  • New style checks for Java code
  • Detection for Usage of incompatible libraries (!)
  • SWT supports multiple monitors
  • New update manager UI

Despite the summer heat those dudes are very active and motivated…

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