Time for action – debugging the platform

To debug the platform, make sure that at least one plug-in project is open and that it depends on the plug-ins that need to be debugged. This allows the editor to be opened for any of the classes for debugging.

  1. Ensure that a plug-in that uses the Eclipse UI is open in the workspace, such as com.packtpub.e4.hello.ui or com.packtpub.e4.clock.ui. This will ensure that the platform classes are available.
  2. Use the Navigate | Open Type menu or press Ctrl + Shift + T (Cmd + Shift + T on macOS) to open the Open Type search dialog. Type in Shell and select the Shell from the org.eclipse.swt.widgets package. Double-click or click on OK to open the file.

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