Outline

!  Creating a C++ Project

!  Create Project
!  Build the Project
!  Run the Project
!  Browse the Project Folder
!  Importing a Project
!  Advanced Settings
COMP-111 Programming I !  Add Line Number
COMP-113 Programming II !  Add Source Files
!  Define a Run Configuration
Eclipse Tutorial !  Setting Command Line Arguments

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Creating a C++ Project Creating a C++ Project (Cont.)

!  First you go to: File -> New -> Other… !  Select C++ Project
!  Click Next

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 Creating a C++ Project (Cont.) Creating a C++ Project (Cont.)
!  Give your project a !  Fill in:
name: FirstProject !  Your name
!  Select Executable !  Your copyright
and Hello World C++ !  Anything for
Project greeting
!  Click Next !  Do NOT change the
source
!  Click Finish

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Creating a C++ Project (Cont.) Creating a C++ Project (Cont.)

!  If you get the following screen. Check the Remember !  Your workspace should look like the one below
my decision and click Yes

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Build the Project Run the Project
!  Select: Project -> Build All (You can also click the hammer icon) !  To run you can click the green Run button
!  Or select: Run -> Run

(NOTE: If you get an error message that there are no launch

projects, then just select the Project folder in the Project
!  In the Consol view at the bottom hopefully there are no Explorer view and then Run it again
errors in your program

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Run the Project (Cont.) Browse the Project Folder

!  The output of your run !  The Project Explorer contains
will appear in the Console !  All your Projects
View !  Each project contains
!  Binaries folder
!  This is the executable produced
!  You can copy this file and run it without
the eclipse environment
!  Includes
!  Don’t do anything here
!  Src
!  All the source files for this project
!  You can add more files here
!  Debug
!  Don’t do anything here

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Importing a Project Importing a Project (Cont.)
!  If you want to move your project from one computer to !  Select: General -> Existing
another following is the steps. Project into Workspace
!  1) From the source computer copy the folder that contains !  Click: Next
your projects, normally the folder is call workspace.
!  2) In the destination computer do the
following.
!  Click on: File -> Import…

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Importing a Project (Cont.) Outline

!  Click on Browse and find the !  Creating a C++ Project
directory where you saved !  Create Project
your projects. !  Build the Project
!  If only one project exists in !  Run the Project
that directory it is !  Browse the Project Folder
automatically selected !  Importing a Project
!  Click: Finish !  Advanced Settings
!  Add Line Number
!  Add Source Files
!  Define a Run Configuration
!  Setting Command Line Arguments

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Add Line Number Add Source Files
!  To add line numbers in the margin of the editor do the !  Right-click on the Project folder and select: New -> Source File
following:
!  Select: Window -> Preferences
!  Click (Expand) on: General-> Editors -> Text Editors
!  Select: Show line numbers

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Add Source Files (Cont.) Define a Run Configuration

!  Give your file a name, with the cpp extension !  Your project may have multiple configurations, so that you
!  Click Finish can run your project with different settings
!  Select: Run -> Run Configurations…

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Define a Run Configuration (Cont.) Define a Run Configuration (Cont.)
!  In the dialog you select C/C++ Local Application !  You are presented with the dialog below
!  Then you click on the New icon !  You can give your configuration a new name if you want

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Define a Run Configuration (Cont.) Define a Run Configuration (Cont.)

!  When you click on the Browse button next to the Project: !  When you click on the Browse button next to the C/C++
textbox, the dialog below appears Application: textbox, the dialog below appears
!  Select the name of your project and click OK !  Select the name of your
executable from your
project and click OK

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Define a Run Configuration (Cont.) Setting Command Line Arguments
!  You should now have the screen below !  If your application takes command line arguments, you set
!  You click the Apply button these in your Run Configuration
!  To run, you !  For instance if you modify your hello world program to the
click Run following
button
!  To close you
click the Close
button

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Setting Command Line Arguments (Cont.) Setting Command Line Arguments (Cont.)
!  After you have modified your source you have to select Build !  You need to modify the run configuration: Run -> Run
All or Build Project Configurations…

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Setting Command Line Arguments (Cont.) Running the Application
!  Select your Run Configuration under the C/C++ Local !  Run the program again
Applications and the arguments are
!  Select the (x) passed to the main
=Arguments tab function
in the dialog !  You will see the output
!  Enter the in the Console View
Program
arguments:
!  Click Apply

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