RE: Websphere studio / Eclipse

["Joe Pluta" <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> From: Don Yantzi
>
> To customize the code that gets inserted go to Window -> Preferences then
> Java -> Templates.  Here you can add, remove and modify templates.

The nice thing about Add Method in VAJ was the capability to use a GUI to
identify access modifiers and other attributes such as static and
synchronized.  You could also add parameters and exceptions using a lookup,
which is less useful to me, but I'm sure was nice for some folks.


> For example you could add a customized JavaDoc comment for the public
method.

However, I couldn't see a way to automatically add the parameters and the
return type the way that VAJ did, which is I think is part of what Dan was
asking for.


> IMHO templates are better for this than a full blown wizard because:
>
> a.  You don't have to start a full GUI wizard (quicker once you
> get used to
> them)
> b.  They are customizable and you can easily add your own.

It depends on how intelligent you need them to be.  For simple coding tasks,
I agree that code macros (templates) are nice, but for more complex tasks
such as selecting between different modifiers and including or not including
attributes a wizard is a little more functional.  For this particular task,
I think it might be nice to have both.

But like I said to Dan, someone who really needs that functionality could
probably build their own - that would seem like a really nifty project for
someone wanting to learn plug-ins.

Joe