Java: DrJava IDE
Rice University is working on a nice IDE, DrJava, that can be
downloaded freely from
drjava.org.
Some features:
- Automatic indentation.
- Interfaces nicely with jUnit.
Installing DrJava
Setting the Preferences
There are several preferences that you will probably want
to set using the Edit > Preferences
menu item.
- Miscellaneous
- Allow the assert keyword in Java 1.4.
- Specify the working directory to be where you usually
place your Java programs.
- Resource Locations
- To add external packages to the CLASSPATH, click ADD
and select the directory or jar file you which to add
(eg,
C:\javaclasses\cs1.jar).
- Display Options
- Check Line Number Enumeration.