Installing Javascript Tools for Eclipse
I’ve been doing some programming in Javascript lately, and I learned that Eclipse provides Javascript support through a plug-in. However, I couldn’t figure out how to get the plug-in installed.
This web page showed me how to install the Javascript plug-in for Eclipse.
The tutorial on the web site is for an older version of Eclipse, but I was able to get the Javascript plug-in downloaded from the information it provided.
You’ve got to download and install the plug-in through the help menu like other Eclipse plug-ins, but this one doesn’t have its own plug-in update site, like the Subversion plug-in does, for example. Instead, you’ll need to select it for download an installation from the list of plug-ins under the update side for your Eclipse release.
Here are the steps I followed to get the Javascript plug-in for Eclipse installed:
- Open the Install New Software Window in Eclipse.
- Add the repository for your release of Eclipse. If you’re not sure what release of Eclipse you have, you can check the Wikipedia page for Eclipse, which contains the names of each release of the IDE. I’m currently using the Indigo release of Eclipse, which you can see in the screenshots.
- Select the Javascript Development Tools for Installation. You’ll find the check box for this plug-in under the programming languages check node.
- Complete the installation after accepting the licenses.
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