Rich Client教程第一部分 毕业论文外文翻译.docVIP

（英文翻译） Rich Client Tutorial Part 1 The Rich Client Platform (RCP) is an exciting new way to build Java applications that can compete with native applications on any platform. This tutorial is designed to get you started building RCP applications quickly. It has been updated for Eclipse 3.1.2 By Ed Burnette, SASJuly 28, 2004Updated for 3.1.2: February 6, 2006 Introduction Try this experiment: Show Eclipse to some friends or co-workers who havent seen it before and ask them to guess what language it is written in. Chances are, theyll guess VB, C++, or C#, because those languages are used most often for high quality client side applications. Then watch the look on their faces when you tell them it was created in Java, especially if they are Java programmers. Because of its unique open source license, you can use the technologies that went into Eclipse to create your own commercial quality programs. Before version 3.0, this was possible but difficult, especially when you wanted to heavily customize the menus, layouts, and other user interface elements. That was because the IDE-ness of Eclipse was hard-wired into it. Version 3.0 introduced the Rich Client Platform (RCP), which is basically a refactoring of the fundamental parts of Eclipses UI, allowing it to be used for non-IDE applications. Version 3.1 updated RCP with new capabilities, and, most importantly, new tooling support to make it easier to create than before. If you want to cut to the chase and look at the code for this part you can find it in the accompanying zip file. Otherwise, lets take a look at how to construct an RCP application. Getting started RCP applications are based on the familiar Eclipse plug-in architecture, (if its not familiar to you, see the references section). Therefore, youll need to create a plug-in to be your main program. Eclipses Plug-in Development Environment (PDE) provides a number of wizards and editors that take some of the drudgery out of the process. PDE is included wit