How to add javadocs to eclipse

Where to add this:

so, when I highlight a word in eclipse ide, I will get the help.

3 Answers

To add Javadoc to Eclipse:

• download as many Javadoc packages as you want (they should be in zip or jar archives).
• Open your Eclipse preferences, and navigate to Java -> Installed JREs. Click on the default JRE you use, and click the Edit button on the right.
• In the window that pops up, click Add External JARs in the right column, and navigate to where you have the archives saved (you may want to save them somewhere out-of-the-way because if you delete the archives, your Javadoc won't work anymore).
• Select the archives, and click Open. This should recognize the Javadoc archives and help you with code-completion and documentation (you may have to restart your IDE for this to take effect).

You can find Java SE development kit 7 Documentation here

**You didn't specify what operating system you were on, so each OS may vary slightly.*

Right Click the JAR file in Project Explorer -> Properties -> From the left pane choose Javadoc Location -> enter the URL of your jar documentation.

Generally you can Google for: javadoc lib-name and then pickup the URL of the first site suggested by Google - going up a level.

For example Google returned this:

so by going up one level, I mean:

1. Download de documentation of de java API you want to add
2. Eclipse > Window > Preferences > Installed JRE
3. Click on the jre > Edit
4. In the edit jre window > click on the .jar to expand the library
5. Click on Javadoc location > click button Javadoc Location on the right
6. Check Javadoc in archive > Browse > select the .zip where you downloaded the documentation (no need for extraction)
7. On Path Within Archive click con Browse > Select the "api" file where index.html is localted
8. Click on validate to check if everything is correct

Enjoy coding!