can't work on code outside IDEA
Hi, I'm an university student and I'm running IDEA as my main IDE for Java programming.
My Java teacher uses Eclipse. I still prefer IDEA when I'm working at home, but for some reason the code I write on it doesn't seem to be "compatible" with Eclipse when I'm working on projects that use GUIs. The "UI Designer generated code" doesn't work when I copy-paste it in Eclipse, probably because it contains IDE-specific lines such as
new com.intellij.uiDesigner.core.GridConstraints
On the other hand, I can easily copy-paste the Eclipse-generated code in IDEA, and it works perfectly.
Here's an example of what I'd need from IDEA:
import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.EventQueue;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.border.EmptyBorder;
import javax.swing.JScrollPane;
import javax.swing.JDesktopPane;
import javax.swing.JCheckBox;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
public class NewJFrame extends javax.swing.JFrame {
private JPanel contentPane;
/**
* Launch the application.
*/
public static void main(String[] args) {
EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
public void run() {
try {
NewJFrame frame = new NewJFrame();
frame.setVisible(true);
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
});
}
/**
* Create the frame.
*/
public NewJFrame() {
setDefaultCloseOperation(NewJFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
setBounds(100, 100, 450, 300);
contentPane = new JPanel();
contentPane.setBorder(new EmptyBorder(5, 5, 5, 5));
contentPane.setLayout(new BorderLayout(0, 0));
setContentPane(contentPane);
JScrollPane scrollPane = new JScrollPane();
contentPane.add(scrollPane, BorderLayout.EAST);
JDesktopPane desktopPane = new JDesktopPane();
contentPane.add(desktopPane, BorderLayout.WEST);
JCheckBox chckbxNewCheckBox = new JCheckBox("New check box");
contentPane.add(chckbxNewCheckBox, BorderLayout.CENTER);
JCheckBox chckbxNewCheckBox_1 = new JCheckBox("New check box");
contentPane.add(chckbxNewCheckBox_1, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
JButton btnNewButton = new JButton("New button");
btnNewButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent arg0) {
// da qui vengono poi chiamati metodi di altre classi cha contengono dati e permettono di fare i calcoli.
}
});
contentPane.add(btnNewButton, BorderLayout.NORTH);
}
}
Is there a way to make IDEA generate something like this, automatically? I need code that can be opened with eclipse too, otherwise my work won't be compatible with the pc my teacher will grade it with :(
Thank you!
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Hello,
Please check solution from this thread: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13744779/exporting-intellij-idea-ui-form-to-eclipse
Thanks, it worked.
I'll write what I did, to help others in the same situation:
1) In IntelliJ : File | Settings | GUI Designer | Generate GUI into: Java source code. Hit "Apply" and close.
2) File | Project Structure | Modules | Dependencies | press Alt+Insert, select "JARs or directories" ...
3) ... I'm on Linux, so I found the JAR that I needed to add (
forms_rt.jar) in the lib folder ( ~/.local/share/JetBrains/Toolbox/apps/IDEA-E ...)As far as I understand, this library needs to be always included in the build path of your project, regardless of what IDE you're using.
I successfully exported my project with its dependencies to Eclipse and it worked like a charm, so thank you :)