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Installing Visual Studio Code for Windows Java Developer Easily

  Visual Studio Code is very popular for developers and Java is the most popular programming language in present world.

 So in this article, I will show how to set up Visual Studio Code for java in Windows 10 very easily.

VS Code

 VS Code Team released Visual Studio Code with JDK. This is very cool because installing JDK need some configurations but in this download link that kinds of uncomfortable process removed. (downlaod jdk and install / configure environment / configure visual studio code)

Let's see how comfortable it is.

Download and Install Visual Studio Code for Java

  1. Click Download and Install the Coding Pack for Java - Windows via this link
  2. Install Coding Pack for Java
    Install Coding Pack for Java
  3. Installing Components
    Installing Components
  4. Finished Setup Wizard
    Finished Setup Wizard
  5. Now you can see Launched Visual Studio CodeNow you can see Launched Visual Studio Code

That's It!! Cool! Done!

Check if java code works in Visual Studio Code below.

Java Code Test in Visual Studio Code

  1. Create java file (Application.java)
  2. Copy & Paste code below

     

class Application {
    public static void main(String args[]) {
        System.out.println("Hello, World");
    }
}
  1. You can see Run|Debug above main function in the visual studio code editor.
    You can see Run|Debug above main function in the visual studio code editor.
  2. Click Run
  3. Output in terminal windows
    Output in terminal windows

Done.

So, installation validated. (installed Visual Studio Code and JDK / configured all with few clicks)

What happened when we install Visual Studio Coding Pack for Java - Windows

  1. Visual Studio Code installed
    1. Installed Path: C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\Code.exe
  2. JDK Installed
    1. Installed Path: C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Programs\AdoptOpenJDK\jdk-11.0.8.10-hotspot
  3. Visual Studio Code Configured for JDK
    Visual Studio Code Configured for JDK
  4. Visual Studio Java Extension plugin installed
    Visual Studio Java Extension plugin installed

All these steps done automatically.

Now Enjoy your journey for java coding~ 😉

References

Official Site: https://code.visualstudio.com/
Download Site: https://code.visualstudio.com/download

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