IDE Integration

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### IDE Integration

All the modern Java IDEs support Apache Ant almost out of the box.

- AntWork Plugin for the Jext Java Text Editor (unbundled)
- JDEE (Java Development Environment for Emacs) has built-in text Ant integration: selection of target through text field, execution, hyperlink to compilation errors. Installation: built-in JDEE 2.2.8 or later. Configuration: through customize menu "Jde Build Function"
- IDEA has built-in GUI ANT integration: GUI selection of targets, execution, hyperlink to compilation errors
- NetBeans IDE uses Ant as the basis for its project system starting with the 4.0 release
- jEdit is an open source Java IDE with some great plugins for Java dev, a good XML editor and the Antfarm plugin to execute targets in a build file
- Eclipse is IBM's counterpoint to NetBeans; an open source IDE with Java and Ant support
- Virtual Ant GUI allows you to work on a Virtual File System without dealing with the XML; plugs into Eclipse, Netbeans & IntelliJ
- WebSphere Studio Application Developer