Java programming?

Question

I am interested in java but while trying to use notepad ++ i noticed it doesn't have the auto complete function like visual basic does
(in the code window). Is there any programs that you can use to write java that have the auto complete function?

Answer 1

Yes you can Java Editor's or IDE's. Some of the Sun products are Forte for Java and Java Studio visit

http://javasoft.com for download. Both are the Products of Sun(Creator and Owners of Java). SO go for them. They are much better than using third party tools

Answer 2

Eclipse is the way to go for Java programming. And yes, it does have auto complete just like Visual Studio.

Answer 3

I *think* the free Eclipse IDE might do autocomplete. It's worth exploring. Either way, if you're doing Java programming Eclipse is, in my opinion, a really good choice. And there are other IDEs. Besides autocompletes, there are a lot of other great features that you'll quickly find you like, such as compiling several source files together, and debugging, and lots of great stuff.

Answer 4

Why roll your own when there is in all likelihood a calendar widget you can reuse? By the way, the Java API itself provides many useful classes and interfaces: Date, Calendar, GregorianCalendar, DateFormat, and SimpleDateFormat.

Answer 5

Check out NetBeans:

http://www.netbeans.org/

It has a lot of great features including the "intellisense" you seek, and is especially useful for building Web apps.