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| <h1>AJDT 1.2.0 M1 - New and Noteworthy</h1> |
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| Part 1: Aspect structure<br> |
| <a href="index2.html">Part 2: Visualiser enhancements</a><br> |
| <a href="index3.html">Part 3: Other changes</a> |
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| <p><b>Please note:</b> All of the new |
| functionality mentioned on this page requires |
| your aspects to be contained in .aj files. You can |
| use the wizard described below to change the extension |
| of your existing files. |
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| <p align="right"><b>New wizard for changing file extensions</b></td> |
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| <p>The best arrangement for your source code is to |
| only put pure Java code in .java files, and to use .aj |
| files for aspects. We've made it easier to change the extension |
| of your files by adding actions to convert from .java to .aj, |
| and vice versa. Multiple files can be selected for these |
| operations, plus we've added a wizard to convert all of the |
| source files in a project. This is available by right-clicking |
| on a project and selecting <b>Convert file extensions...</b></p> |
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| <p align="right"><b>Aspect structure in package explorer</b></td> |
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| <p>You can now expand aspects in the package explorer, just like |
| Java classes. Furthermore, the structure is updated as the |
| source code is parsed, without having to wait for a build.</p> |
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| <p align="right"><b>Code completion</b></td> |
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| <p>This is now available inside aspects for a larger number of |
| cases. Here are some examples:</p> |
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| <p>Code assist for members of <code>thisJoinPoint</code> and |
| <code>thisJoinPointStaticPart</code>:</p> |
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| <p>Within inter-type declared methods, the completions occur |
| against the target class (and members from the aspect are not |
| included):</p> |
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| <p align="right"><b>Folding editor</b></td> |
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| <p>The AspectJ editor now supports folding, just like the Java |
| editor. Normal methods, inter-type methods, advice blocks, and |
| multi-line pointcuts can all be folded.</p> |
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| <p align="right"><b>Organize imports</b></td> |
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| <p>The <b>Source > Organize Imports</b> action (or |
| Ctrl+Shift+O) operation is now possible inside aspects. (Note: |
| there is a current limitation here which means imports of |
| aspects are not recognised.)</p> |
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| <p align="right"><b>Add import</b></td> |
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| <p>As with the Java editor, if you have an unknown type |
| you can position the cursor over it, right click and select |
| <b>Source > Add Import</b>, or press Ctrl+Shift+M, and the |
| appropriate statement will be added to the import section.</p> |
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| <p align="right"><b>Code formatting</b></td> |
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| <p>Formatting is greatly improved; the following constructs |
| should format correctly:</p> |
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| <li>Comments</li> |
| <li>Methods, and inter-type declared methods</li> |
| <li>Fields, and inter-type declared fields</li> |
| <li>Advice bodies, which are formatted like methods</li> |
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| <p>Pointcuts are indented appropriately, but any whitespace |
| within the pointcut is left unchanged.</p> |
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| <p align="right"><b>Reminder</b></td> |
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| <p>All of the above functionality only works if your aspects are in .aj files! These |
| are handled by AJDT, but .java files are handled by Eclipse's JDT which doesn't |
| understand AspectJ syntax. The AspectJ examples included with AJDT have been updated |
| to use .aj files as appropriate.</p> |
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| Next section:<br> |
| <a href="index2.html">Part 2: Visualiser enhancements</a><br> |
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