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Question

I added java doc location for the SWT (org.eclipse.swt.gtk.linux.x86_64_3.102.1.v20140206-1358.jar) as "http://help.eclipse.org/stable/nftopic/org.eclipse.platform.doc.isv/reference/api/" but after that, when I move the mouse pointer to a SWT class name or method name on the editor, it popups above message. How to solve that and get the actual java doc details.

Fecit

If you follow that link, you will notice that it is a redirect to a non-javadoc page. – Yearn

Install the 'Eclipse SDK' if you want source and JavaDoc for everything in Eclipse. The update site for this is download.eclipse.org/eclipse/updates/4.4 for Eclipse Luna – Accrue

@Accrue Will it install the java docs for SWT external jar too? – Fecit

No, but SWT is included in Eclipse. – Accrue

@Accrue - but I wan to set the docs for SWT. How to do that? – Fecit

Thanks a lot greg. I Installed the 'Eclipse SDK' via download.eclipse.org/eclipse/updates/4.4 and now it is ok. I see all the java doc support when I take my mouse over.. So does that "Eclipse SDK" download all the documentation for new plugins I added to eclipse? – Fecit

Answer 1

In Eclipse do the following:

1. Go to Windows -> Preferences.
2. Click Installed JREs.
3. Click Add.
4. Select Standard VM.
5. Click Next.
6. Click Directory
7. Choose your Sun JDK folder.
8. Click Finish.
9. Tick your Sun JDK folder from the list.
10. Click OK.
11. Restart Eclipse.

Problem solved!

Rosalba

Another step was needed for me. After the above do: Project, Preferences, Java Build Path, then scroll down to JRE System Library and change that to the one you specified above. – Cyrillus

Chris' step didn't work for me. What I did was, under Windows > Preferences > Installed JREs -> Execution Environment -> Pick the Execution Environment your project is using -> Compatible JREs -> set JDK as default (instead of JRE) – Springlet