XML Tools

The xml component contains the XML editor, model, views, wizards, etc. It contains an incremental, fault tolerant DOM parser, which is also the basis of several other similar models in HTML and JSP. The component lead is David Williams.

XML Schema Definition (XSD) Tools

The xsd component contains the XSD editor, views, wizards, etc. This component uses the XML as source editor. The component lead is Craig Salter.

Cheat Sheet Editor Example

You can find a cheat sheet tutorial here.

http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/index.cgi/wst/components/xml/examples/?cvsroot=WebTools_Project

Feature Matrix

The following table represents the features for our various source editors that will play a role in our testing, according to the following legend.

Source Editing Feature Matrix
XML
Highlighting Y
Semantic Highlighting N
Content Assist Y
Parameter/Attribute Hints Y
Document/Element Formatting Y
Structured Selection Y
Hover Info Y
Smart Edit Y
Open On (hyperlinks) Y
Mark Occurrences P
Linked Edit Y
Find Element Occurrences Y
Validate as-you-type Y
Delimiter Highlighting (bracket matching) Y
Refactoring N
Search Participant P
Quick Fix/Assist Y
Property Sheet Y
Outline View Y
Folding P
Annotation Navigation (go to next annotation) Y
External Files Y
Toggle Comment Y
Quick Type Hierarchy View N
Quick Outline N
Task Tags in Source Comments P

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XML Tools