IDEs - Java
IDE combines the editor, compiler and other useful tools in the same software package. Its advantage is that when a program with syntax errors is compiled, the programmer sees the error messages and the original program at the same time -- this makes debugging much easier. Also, some IDEs contain debuggers. Visual J++, VisualAge for C++ or Java, Java WorkShop, and Visual Caf�?�© are IDEs.
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A Java IDE comes preloaded with or supports Java Development Kit and provides GUI interface to the Java execution environment. Java IDEs support multiple JDK versions and the users can switch the versions based on the requirement. Eclipse, JBuilder and CodeWarrior are examples of Java IDEs.
Gel
Gel is a Java IDE that is written in a language other then Java and is natively compiled for Windows. Unlike other Java IDEs available, this enables Gel to be very small and very quick. It works great on suboptimal hardware and consumes little memory.
This small size does not come at the expense of features however. Gel has all of the features you would expect in an IDE including syntax highlighting, code completion, parameter hints, smart project management and more. You can have the best of both worlds, great features, small size and fast performance.
Editor
Syntax highlighting for Java, JSP, HTML, XML, C, C++, Perl, Python and more...
Unlimited undo and redo
Column selection mode
Block indent and unindent
Matching brace highlighting
Structure lines to easily visualize matching braces
Live spell checking
Display control characters
Sort selection
Comment and uncomment blocks
Automatic positioning of closing brace
Auto indent
Integrated source control supports CVS, VSS, Clearcase, Perforce, QVCS, CS-RCS and more
Regular expression searches
Find in files
Export to HTML or RTF with code highlighting intact
Keeps local history of changes, easily roll back changes if required
Code Assistants
Code completion for Java and JSP
Parameter hints for Java and JSP
Identifier hints for Java and JSP
Find declaration, quickly jump to where a field, method or class is declared
Tag completion for JSP. Supports HTML and custom JSP tags
Create stub methods when implementing an interface automatically
Create bean methods for a given field automatically
Context sensitive help linked to Javadoc
Class browser
Project Management
Smart folders, automatically keeps files in synch with file system changes
Add directory
Toggle sections of the project on or off for compilation
Quickly make any file the main class
Run applications, applets and application servers
Automatically copies resource files to output path when compiling
J2EE
Integrated preview of servlets and JSP
Tag completion for JSP custom tags
Other
Integrated support for ANT
Integrated support for JUnit
Difference tool to compare files
Customize toolbars and shortcuts
Support for creating custom tools
Java plugin API
Javadoc browser
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