Java: my code is displayed as a text file .. not like in java format

Question

I downloaded Eclipse (Indigo - version 3.7.2) from my local computer to VM (Linux Ubuntu), and I managed to run a subtitle to connect to the repository and pull out my project (with all the code files inside the source folder).

now I can see my project and open my files, however, my code is just a bunch of lines of “plain text”. When I try to check the editor, it is a text editor and there is no Java editor available

what is missing .. here is a screenshot

Answer 1

Perhaps you open your Java file in a text editor. To fix:

• select a file
• Right Click -> Open With -> Java Editor

Answer 2

Get a version of Eclipse that includes Java developer tools, such as

http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/packages/eclipse-ide-java-developers/junosr2

See http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/ for a complete list of all the flavors you can choose.

Answer 3

You can change a regular eclipse project to a Java project, as suggested here:

In the section "Project Properties" → "Project Borders" → "Convert to Form Face" ... you can select Java - this will add Java functionality to your project. There you can also add other faces, such as the Dynamic Web Module.