Hello World program in Java using Eclipse IDE in in

 As we all know Windows and Ubuntu are different Operating System. For installing in Windows just we need to click on Eclipse setup package and it will start installation but for Ubuntu it's based on commands.

This post describes how to create a "Hello World" java program using Eclipse IDE. This program will print "Hello World" in the console.

Technologies used in this article :

1. JDK 1.6
2. Eclipse 3.7

If JDK or Java is not installed in your computer, then follow the below step by step guidelines

If Eclipse is not installed in your computer, then follow the below step by step guidelines

1. Create Java Project

Select from the menu File --> New --> Java Project.

Enter "HelloWorld" as the project name. Keep rest of the settings as it is as shown in the following screenshot.

Click "Finish" button and Eclipse IDE will generate the java project automatically.

2. Create Java Package

Right click on 'src' folder and select from context menu New --> Package.

Type 'com.srccodes.example' in the 'Name' field and click "Finish" button.

3. Create Java Class

Right click on 'com.srccodes.example' package and select from context menu New --> Class.

Write "HelloWorld" in the 'Name' field and select the check-box for 'public static void main(String[] args)'.

Click "Finish" button. Eclipse will generate a java class and open the same in the java editor as shown below.

4. Write Java Code

Edit the generated 'HelloWorld' java class as per the following code.

File: HelloWorld.java

package com.srccodes.example;

public class HelloWorld {

    /**

     * @param args

     */

    public static void main(String[] args) {

        System.out.println("Hello World");

    }

}

5. Run Your Code

Right click on 'HelloWorld.java' and select from context menu 'Run As' --> 'Java Application'.

6. Console Output

Your code will print 'Hello World' in the eclipse console.