Run Java Project in Eclipse

Overview

This tutorial demonstrates the steps to run Java project in Eclipse IDE. The IDE takes care of several things needed to run the Java program under the hood.

Run Java Project

To run the standalone Java program, right-click on the Java class that contains the main() method in the Package Explorer or right-click on the
Java class in the editor and select Run As >> Java Application from the context menu.

We can also use the keyboard shortcut: Alt+Shift+X combination.

Run Java Project Eclipse

This will run the Java application. Any output of the program should display in the Console view.

Run Configuration

We can create, manage Run Configuration for the Java Application.
For example, to specify the Main class for the Java project, command-line arguments, etc in this window.

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