Java on a Mac ?

proteus · proteus #1 (**permalink**)

08-08-2009, 07:34 AM

I'm looking to find out about Java..can anyone advise me on how I go about using Terminal and also notepad. I'm looking to learn from a tut on you tube but am unsure of how to get in to the basics of using the Terminal if I need to or any other programs accociated

Proteus

wmprice1240 · wmprice1240 #2 (**permalink**)

08-08-2009, 08:23 AM

Best place for you to start would be the Java Tutorial itself:

Online Training and Tutorials

Of course, you don't have Notepad on the Mac. Any text editor would suffice (MacVim, TextEdit etc), but you may want to look at Eclipse which is a free, open source Java IDE:

Eclipse.org home

gagnerants · gagnerants #3 (**permalink**)

08-08-2009, 01:09 PM

I would suggest Eclipse as well, and this website. This would be of some help to you as well.

vansmith · vansmith #4 (**permalink**)

08-08-2009, 11:21 PM

Eclipse is a good IDE for Java but if you decide to stick with TextEdit and Terminal, make sure that the file you save with TextEdit is saved as plain text. To ensure this, when you open TextEdit, go to Format > Make Plain Text. If you don't, the contents of the file will have added text. For example, let's say I want to save the following to a text file: Hello World!. If you save as rich text (the default for TextEdit), the following will be the real contents of that file:

Code:

{\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\cocoartf949\cocoasubrtf540
{\fonttbl\f0\fswiss\fcharset0 Helvetica;}
{\colortbl;\red255\green255\blue255;}
\margl1440\margr1440\vieww9000\viewh8400\viewkind0
\pard\tx566\tx1133\tx1700\tx2267\tx2834\tx3401\tx3968\tx4535\tx5102\tx5669\tx623
6\tx6803\ql\qnatural\pardirnatural

\f0\fs24 \cf0 Hello World!}

As you can see, there is more there than there should be and Java will not understand this extra content. If you make TextEdit work with plain text, you will not have this extra rich text content added.

Dysfunction · Dysfunction #5 (**permalink**)

08-09-2009, 01:12 AM

If you wish, you can certainly code in vi (not so user friendly, but has the advantage of being on EVERY unix system out there) Mastering the VI editor) or nano (think pico) (there's yer 'out of the box' terminal options)...

That being said, I so much prefer a visual IDE.

vansmith #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 19, 2008 Location: Ottawa Posts: 15,326 Mac Specs: 2012 13" MBP (2.5 i5, 8GB)	08-08-2009, 11:21 PM Eclipse is a good IDE for Java but if you decide to stick with TextEdit and Terminal, make sure that the file you save with TextEdit is saved as plain text. To ensure this, when you open TextEdit, go to Format > Make Plain Text. If you don't, the contents of the file will have added text. For example, let's say I want to save the following to a text file: Hello World!. If you save as rich text (the default for TextEdit), the following will be the real contents of that file: Code: {\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\cocoartf949\cocoasubrtf540 {\fonttbl\f0\fswiss\fcharset0 Helvetica;} {\colortbl;\red255\green255\blue255;} \margl1440\margr1440\vieww9000\viewh8400\viewkind0 \pard\tx566\tx1133\tx1700\tx2267\tx2834\tx3401\tx3968\tx4535\tx5102\tx5669\tx623 6\tx6803\ql\qnatural\pardirnatural \f0\fs24 \cf0 Hello World!} As you can see, there is more there than there should be and Java will not understand this extra content. If you make TextEdit work with plain text, you will not have this extra rich text content added. Important Links: Community Guidelines : Use the reputation system if you've been helped. M-F Blog :: Write for the blog :: M-F IRC Channel - Chats every Sunday at 8PM EST.
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Member Since: Mar 17, 2008 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 6,532 Mac Specs: 2008 and 2011 15" mbps, late 11 iMac, iPhone 4s, and too many ipods and other stuff	08-09-2009, 01:12 AM If you wish, you can certainly code in vi (not so user friendly, but has the advantage of being on EVERY unix system out there) Mastering the VI editor) or nano (think pico) (there's yer 'out of the box' terminal options)... That being said, I so much prefer a visual IDE. mike This machine kills fascists Got # ? phear the command line!
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proteus #1 (permalink)
Member Since: May 11, 2008 Location: Exeter Posts: 5 Mac Specs: 1mac 24" 2.4	08-08-2009, 07:34 AM I'm looking to find out about Java..can anyone advise me on how I go about using Terminal and also notepad. I'm looking to learn from a tut on you tube but am unsure of how to get in to the basics of using the Terminal if I need to or any other programs accociated Proteus
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wmprice1240 #2 (permalink)
Member Since: May 02, 2009 Posts: 480 Mac Specs: MBP 2.33 4GB: MacPro 8 Core 2.8, 16GB: MacMini 2.26 4GB: MacMin 2.53 4GB: iPhone3GS 32GB	08-08-2009, 08:23 AM Best place for you to start would be the Java Tutorial itself: Online Training and Tutorials Of course, you don't have Notepad on the Mac. Any text editor would suffice (MacVim, TextEdit etc), but you may want to look at Eclipse which is a free, open source Java IDE: Eclipse.org home
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