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Asked: 2026-06-15T23:29:14+00:00

I am trying to develop an eclipse plugin that does some documentation check on

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I am trying to develop an eclipse plugin that does some documentation check on java code and highlights some lines of code in the editor.

To achieve my goal, I DON’T want to create a new editor in eclipse, I simply want to extend the default java editor to draw a line under (or highlight) the methods that do not satisfy some set of predetermined requirements.

Do I need to create a PresentationReconciler? If yes, how do I make the JDT or workbench use my reconciler.

I have never done plugin development and this is my first attempt.

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  1. Editorial Team

    Several starting points for you:

    • Annotations are an UI feature of JFace’s text editor that allows you to visually mark some places in an open editor.

    • Markers are a Workbench feature, more high-level. They are generic “objects that may be associated with Workbench resources”, and they can display in several places: in text editors (as annotations) or in the Problems view, for example.

    Depending on what you want to do, you would plug in your plug-in into extension points related to either of those.

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