Image Chapter 18. Features, Branding, and Updates

One or more Eclipse plug-ins can be grouped together into an Eclipse feature so that a user can easily load, manage, and brand those plug-ins as a single unit. This chapter includes an overview of the Eclipse feature framework and shows how to create a simple feature using the built-in feature-creation wizard.

It will also discuss using features to commercialize or brand a plug-in-based product and will conclude with a description of how to package and deliver features via an update-enabled Web site.

So far, several plug-ins have been created, which have contributed different features to the Favorites ...

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