Using Toad Extension for Eclipse Perspective within the Eclipse Java Development Environment Hi, In our previous posts ( Configure Eclipse on Windows , Configure Eclipse on Mac OSX ), we focused on downloading and configuring Eclipse to use the Toad Extension plugin, and then registering a new Database Connection. In this post we’ll build on that foundation and tell you what you need to know about working in the Eclipse ‘perspective’ driven interface. My goal is to give you an ‘as needed’ quick start introduction to Eclipse, not a deep dive into Eclipse itself. Note that as you become more familiar and your curiosity grows, there are plenty of other more in-depth resources to help you dig into Eclipse, but for our purposes, we are interested in the Quick and Dirty process of getting up to speed and productive as quickly as possible. The Eclipse perspective is important because it prevents users from having to constantly switch between applications in order to do Java and Database development tasks. For example, without Toad Extension for Eclipse, Eclipse users who are responsible for both Database and Application (Java) development tasks must maintain and track two different tools. With Toad Extension for Eclipse, only the Toad Extension for Eclipse plugin is downloaded and installed into Eclipse, and all work is contained within Eclipse. The nature of that relationship is examined below. Getting the most out of Eclipse ‘Perspectives’ Per eclipse.org , a Perspective is ‘…a visual container for a set of views and editors…A perspective is also like a page within a book. It exists within a window along with any number of other perspectives, and like a page within a book, only one perspective is visible at any time ’. To access the Java and Toad Perspectives in Eclipse, on the Toolbar, under Window | Open Perspective | Other… | Java (default) Toad Extension is where users can Open a Perspective which is a view into a specific area of functionality within the Eclipse interface. In this case, they key perspectives we are interested in are the Java (default) and Toad Extension, both highlighted here: Pick the one your are interested in and you’ve effectively switched to that page or Perspective within Eclipse. When you get tired of navigating that deeply on the menu, you can alternately select Perspectives much more efficiently by clicking the desired perspective in the highlighted area here: Getting familiar with the Toad Extension for Eclipse Perspective Let’s start with the ‘Toad Extension’ perspective (click or menu to get there as described previously). If you are at all familiar with any of the Toad family tools (Toad for Oracle, SQL Server, Data Point, et. al.), this view will be very familiar. To wit, each numbered area below has a corresponding area in the screenshot below. Here are a high level summary of those features: 1) Database Connection Browser (Oracle, MySQL and PostgresQL) 2) Editor with Intellisense and Intelligent Join Recommendations 3) Dependencies View 4) Database Object Browser 5) SQL Recall Getting familiar with the Eclipse Java Perspective Switch over to the Java Perspective, the layout is similar with areas specific to Java Application development. 1) Package Explorer 2) Java Editor 3) Outline View 4) Java execution results Output Console So now you know enough to understand the relationship between Eclipse ‘Perspectives’ as well as navigate and browse Perspective based projects in Eclipse! Next time we’ll discuss the Toad Extension Perspective functionality, starting with the Editor and Intellisense. In later sessions we will show how to link related Java and Database code objects so that users can perform impact analysis checks to ensure that changes to the Database that may impact Java Application code are accounted for and handled properly before they get a chance to cause problems in production environments. Stay Tuned! https://code.google.com/a/eclipselabs.org/p/online-video-store/source/browse/project/src/entity/Rental.java?r=4 Eclipse Introduction Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23tAK5zdQ9c 1. Install Eclipse - eclipse-standard-luna-R-win32-x86_64.zip 2. Install Toad Extension for Eclipse a. Configure Drivers b. Register VideoRentalJavaProject.zip c. Create User MIKE | Log in as MIKE | Run Videorental.sql, Data.sql, packages.sql, t_img_triggers.sql 3. Connect Java Project to Oracle DB Connection
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