14 Features I Need in Editors – Eclipse, NetBeans and IDEA
Java April 29th, 2005I put all features in editor and around it that are critical for my work.
| Eclipse 3 | NetBeans 4 | IntelliJ IDEA Irida | |
| Highlight term (variable) in file | yes | yes | |
| Maximize editor window with one click | yes | yes | shortcut |
| Refactoring actions | advanced | basic | advanced |
| Ant file editing | basic | basic | advanced |
| Syntax check while editing | full compilation | basic | advanced |
| Local history | yes | no | yes |
| Snippets | yes | no | advanced |
| Abbreviations | yes | yes | yes |
| JavaDoc in code completion | yes | yes | yes |
| Suggest fix | yes | no | yes |
| Detect unused elements | yes | no | yes |
| Syntax-based selection | yes | no | yes |
| Build-in XML editor with autocompletion | no (yes with WTP) |
yes | yes |
| Smart autocompletion for Java (select classes and variables that fit position) | no | no | yes |
| Price | free | free | $499 |
Your comments may update this table.
January 20th, 2006 at 2:10 am
The eclipse web tools package comes with an XML editor with autocomplete
http://www.eclipse.org/webtools/
May 18th, 2007 at 3:14 am
Hi, I have good news, NetBeans 6 provides all features you need in the editor
May 18th, 2007 at 9:10 am
Roman, thanks for the update – I have seen these news in the maillist. When final release is planned?