Eclipse and Java 8

1. E clipse and JavaTM 8
Manju Mathew
Eclipse JDT/UI Committer
IBM Software Lab
manju_mathew@in.ibm.com

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A sneak peek into the major interesting
features of Java 8 that is available in Eclipse
Kepler (4.3.2) and you can expect to see in
Eclipse Luna (4.4).

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Java 8 features
➔ JSR335 - Project Lambda
➔ JSR308 - Type Annotations
➔ JEP120 - Repeating Annotations
➔ JEP118 - Method Parameter Reflection
➔ JSR269 - Pluggable Annotation Processor API &
javax.lang.model API enhancements for Java 8

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Getting Started
➔ Download Eclipse (with Java 8 support)
Eclipse Luna I-build (with Java 8 support)
[http://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/downloads/ ]
Eclipse Kepler feature patch for Java 8
[https://wiki.eclipse.org/JDT/Eclipse_Java_8_Support_For_Kepler]
➔ Install JDK 1.8
(Windows > Preferences > Java > Installed JREs)
➔ Set Compiler compliance level to 1.8
(Windows > Preferences > Java > Compiler)
➔ Create a Java Project with JDK 1.8 JRE

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Eclipse features for Java 8
➔ Compiler (ECJ) & Incremental Builder
➔ Code completion
➔ Code selection/navigation
➔ Search engine
➔ Code formatter
➔ Code reconciler
➔ Type hierarchy viewer
➔ Type annotations based static null analysis
➔ AST APIs
➔ Programmatic AST rewriting API support
➔ Java Model Support
Data curtsey ECNA 2014 | JDT Embraces Lambda Expressions

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Java 8 in Eclipse - Demo

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Contributing to Eclipse

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Contribution Channels
➔ Forums
➔ http://www.eclipse.org/forums
➔ Bugzilla
➔ https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs
➔ Contributing Patches
➔ https://wiki.eclipse.org/JDT_UI/How_to_Contribute

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