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Change the JRE / JDK in Eclipse on Mac OS X and access the sources

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Change the JRE / JDK in Eclipse on Mac OS X and access the sources

Sometimes it happen that we have to change or add the JDK/JRE version used by eclipse and/or we want to access the correct source code of the JDK.

Here the step by step procedure under OS X:

  1. Open File -> Preferences

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  1. Search for the Installed JRE (currently the 1.8.0_73) and click ‘Add…’
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3. Select the JRE Home

If you installed the SDK using the installer it should be in:

/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.[version].jdk/Contents/Home/

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  1. To access the sources select rt in the System Libraries and click Source Attachment …2016-04-20_11-58-59_2

  2. Choose the src.zip file from the directory containing the JDK

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  1. Confirm and set the new JRE as the default one clicking on the checkbox near the name 
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The change is effective only for the new projects, if you want to change the JDK/JRE for an existing project:

  1. Click with the right button on the project and choose ‘Properties’. Search for ‘Java Build Path’ and select the JRE under Libraries. Click te ‘Edit’ button.
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  1. Choose the new JRE
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  1. (Optional) Restart Eclipse

Without a restarting if you try to call the JRE sources Eclipse will throw an error

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