How to install Eclipse's GUI development tool WindowBuilder

• how to install video the WindowBuilder pluggin

• install summary:

  STEP 1: Go to http://www.eclipse.org/windowbuilder/download.php (or search for Window Builder download) -- for example for neon the url =http://download.eclipse.org/windowbuilder/WB/release/4.6/

  AND select the verison for YOUR Eclipse ===> NOTE you will get a URL you will use in step 2
  
  
  

  STEP 2: Eclispe menu "help->install new software"

  1. type in URL for windowbuilder (see official website WindowBuilder website)--example for Eclipse version Neon - http://download.eclipse.org/windowbuilder/WB/release/4.6/ (YOU GOT THIS IN STEP 1)

  2. Select EVERYTHING to install as shown below ---follow directions and accept license/terms of use

  
  
  

   

How to use Elcipse's GUI developement tool WindowBuilder

Eclipse video for GUI development which uses the pluggin WindowBuilder (drag and drop GUI builder tool)

• TO USE: steps summary:
  1) create new project.
  2) right click in src folder say "New->Other->WindowBuilder->SwingDesigner->ApplicationWindow" --this will create main application class that launches a JFrame class instance
  
  
  
  
  
  
  3) now drag and drop in DESIGN interface

  

Now I am going to run the application with the JFrame that contains the button (I labeled Enter)