The following is slightly modified from http://www.eclipse.org/eclipse/faq/eclipse-faq.html#users_4:
How do I write a simple "Hello World" program?
To write a "Hello World" program follow these steps:
- Start Eclipse.
- Create a new Java Project:
- File->New->Project.
- Select "Java" in the category list.
- Select "Java Project" in the project list. Click "Next".
- Enter a project name into the Project name field, for example, "
Hello World Project
". - Click "Finish"--It will ask you if you want the Java perspective to open. (You do.)
- Create a new Java class:
- Click the "Create a Java Class" button in the toolbar. (This is the icon below "Run" and "Window" with a tooltip that says "New Java Class.")
- Enter "
HelloWorld
" into the Name field. - Click the checkbox indicating that you would like Eclipse to create a "
public static void main(String[] args)
" method. - Click "Finish".
- A Java editor for
HelloWorld.java
will open. In the main method enter the following line.
System.out.println("Hello World");
- Save using ctrl-s. This automatically compiles
HelloWorld.java
. - Click the "Run" button in the toolbar (looks like a little man running).
- You will be prompted to create a Launch configuration. Select "Java Application" and click "New".
- Click "Run" to run the Hello World program. The console will open and display "
Hello World
".