Eclipse Plugin API: how can I add javadoc support for specific platform plugins?

Question

Hi, using Eclipse 3.4 Ganymede and I cannot find the way to add javadoc support for all platform plugin apis, but specifically to JFace e Ui Forms packages.

Opening the property panel of any jar linked to the library named "plug-in dependecies" I receive the following message into the "Javadoc location" node:

The current class path entry belongs to container 'Plug-in Dependencies' wich does not allow user modifications to Javadoc locations in its entries"...

what does it mean, that I must re-build Eclipse with some wired javadoc location?

Answer 1

I'm using eclipse 3.4.2 with visual editor 1.4.0. For some reason, my eclipse doesn't find the swt javadocs by default and the "import plugins method" does not work. But I found a work arround:

Project Properties -> Java Build Path -> Libraries -> Add External Jar add /plugins/org.eclipse.swt.gtk.linux.x86_64.3.4.1.v3452b.jar

edit the "source attachment" to org.eclipse.swt.gtk.linux.x86_64.source_3.4.1.v3452b.jar

Press ok. Note, that you are now using swt "twice" :O)

If it is still not working, go to the same dialog, remove the "Standard Widget Toolkit (SWT)" and press ok. Return to the dialog and add it again with the button "Add Library" -> SWT -> IDE Platform. Press ok. Close all Visual Editors. And go to Project -> Clean...

Now you the Javadocs are displayed directly in Eclipse and Visual Editor still works.