SWT Development Tools

The SWT Development Tools described in this page are available from the Update Sites

JniGen is a tool that generates JNI wrappers for creating the SWT Platform Interface (PI). For more information on how to generate the JNI code, see this tutorial.

Sleak is a simple tool that monitors the creation and disposal of SWT graphics resources. (see tutorial)

• Install Sleak plug-in from the Update Sites

• After installing the Sleak plug-in (above):
• Create an empty options file with the following lines in it:
  org.eclipse.ui/debug=true
org.eclipse.ui/trace/graphics=true
• Launch Eclipse with the "-debug OPTIONS" where OPTIONS is the path to the options file created.
• Open the SWT Sleak view (Window > Show View > Other ... > SWT Tools > Sleak)
• The plug-in monitors all other plug-ins running in its Eclipse environment.

• Sleak for standalone applications (Sleak.java)

SWT Spy plug-in for Eclipse is a simple tool that prints out information about the widget under the cursor. Currently, this includes style, layout and parent information.

• Install Spy plug-in from the Update Sites.

• After installing the Spy plug-in (above):
• Open the SWT Spy view (Window > Show View > Other ... > SWT Tools > SWT Spy).
• Enable collection of info by clicking on the "Monitor" button in Spy view.
• Move cursor over the control of interest and see data printed in Spy view.
• To start or stop data collection while over a control, toggle the monitor action using CONTROL+ALT+SHIFT+".".