New Features:

I just fixed a rather nasty bug in the Niagara Plug-in for Eclipse. The patch is available for download.

We have some exciting new developments on the Niagara Plug-in for Eclipse that I would like to tell you about! First and foremost, there is a new version available for download. This new version features quite an array of enhancements and fixes. Most notably, the Niagara Plug-in now works great under Eclipse 3.4 (Ganymede).

The Niagara plug-in for Eclipse has been updated. The new version (7.0.7) is available for download here.

Eclipse...

10: Automatically generates getters and setters for class variables .

9: Performs code completion (Ctrl+Space).

8: Allows you to rename a class, package, method, or field and automatically updates every reference to the renamed field in all source code files (Alt+Shift+R).

7: Cleans up and optimizes import statements (Ctrl+Shift+o) and also adds Java import statements automatically as you type (Ctrl+Space).

6: Provides a type hierarchy for any Java class or interface showing all ancestor classes and all descendant classes (F4).

5: Provides a call hierarchy for any Java method showing all possible locations in source that invoke the method (Alt+Shift+H).

4: Allows you to set breakpoints and step-by-step debug a station or Workbench AX running on your PC.

3: Context sensitive navigation takes you to the source definition for any method or variable referenced in your code (F3 or Ctrl+Click).

2: Underlines compiler errors in red while you type.

1: The Niagara plug-in makes it a piece of cake to set up Eclipse for Niagara AX Java development!

Learn about and/or download the Niagara plug-in for Eclipse at Niagara Central.

What are your favorites? Please comment.

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As a Niagara AX Java developer, my development capabilities have been revolutionized by using Eclipse as my Java IDE. However, there was a time when I was wandering and soul searching for a "real" Java IDE to guide me. I went from product to product only to find a color-coding Text Editor with rudimentary abilities to link in an external compiler or two. If I was lucky, I would find one that provided a crude Java code outline for the Java file that I was editing. Granted, these were enough (at a bare minimum) for me to develop Java and Niagara AX but I was not satisfied. I knew there had to be a better way!