This article explains method to create hello world program in Eclipse. Also to run it after creating the program.

Creating java project

  • Select Menu file to New to Java project (New java project Wiza4d Dialog pops up),

  • Enter “Program” as the project name and keep rest of the settings default,

  • Click finish, ellipse IDE will generate the java project (“Program”).

Creating package

  • Here, right click on src and select context menu New to package,

  • Then, enter “code” at name field and keep rest crieteria as it is,

  • Click finish, package(code) will be generated.

Creating java class

  • Now, right click on package(code) and select context menu New to class,

  • Then, enter “First” at name field and select checkbox for ‘public static void main(String[] args),

  • Click finish, java class(first) will be generated.

Creating “Hello World” program

  • Edit the generated “First” java class as per the following code below,

  • Then, run the code by right click on class to run as to java application (or by executing circular run option at top left),

Or

  • Your code will be printed “Hello World” in eclipse console.