Download Visual Studio

• Reference: How to set up Java in Visual Studio Code
  • youtube video to download and setup VScode
• Visual Studio Download
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• To set Color theme
  • Code->Preferences->Theme->Color Scheme
• Next get a terminal window
  • Windows:
    • Type CMD on the search bar at the bottom left corner
  • Mac: Click on terminal icon
• In terminal window type "java --version" and/or "java -version"
  • If it indicates 'java' is not recognized as an internal or externa command, then
    • Documentation for Visual Studios
    • Click on the JAVA link on the left side of the Documentation for Visual Studios web page, which will expand to a list of options and select the "Getting Started" option. OR go directly to Getting Started with Java in VS Code
    • Go to the "Setting up VS Code for Java Development"
    • Once it has completed the download, then click on the install and accept the License Agreement
      • The coding pack includes the jdk (Java Development Kit), the visual studio code, and the Java extension for visual studio code.
      • Go to the terminal window and try 'java --version' again to make sure that java is found
• Bring up VS Code

Start VS Code Development

• Reference: https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/java/java-tutorial

• Reference: Java in VS Code (Getting Started)

• Click on "Explorer" on the left panel which looks like two overlapping rectangles where the top rectangle has a folded edge

  • Then click on the "Open Folder" blue button and navigate to ~/Desktop/FIRST
  • Make a new folder in ~/Desktop/FIRST/java_vscode_files and put your new file in this folder

• Create a new file

  • On the "Welcome" tab, select "New File..."
  • OR File->New File...

• Remember, the filename has to be suffixed with ".java". (e.g., Hello.java) and has to be the same name as your class!!!

  • java naming conventions

• The following window pops up

  • If you get this message "'boolean org.eclipse.jdt.internal.core.SourceMethod.isMainMethodCandidate()'", install a new version of the java debugger
    • Reference: Change your Java Versions in VS Code
      • Bring up "Configure Java Runtime"
      • Bring up the command prompt
        • ctrl-shift-P for windows
        • cmd-shift-P for mac
      • Scroll down and hit the blue Download button.
    • To update the Java Version, which causes the above issue, you can follow the video above or more simply follow the directions below:
      • Click on the Extensions on the left panel which is an icon that looks like a few boxes (above the icon that looks like a flask)
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      • Then click on the "Reload Required" blue button
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Configure Java Runtime

• Reference Java in Visual Studio Code (Getting Started)

• Bring up "Java Getting Started"

  • Bring up the command prompt
    • ctrl-shift-P for windows
    • cmd-shift-P for mac
  • In the command prompt type: "Java: Java Getting Started"
  • Then click on "Java Getting Started" tab
  • Run->Add Configuration, which shows the following:
  • Once you've added a configuration, it should show up in your Explorer panel as "launch.json"
  • In the future, to view it, click on launch.json or Run->Open Configuration

• Now hit the "Play" icon (looks like a triangle) on the upper right hand corner and it should compile and run your program