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This page describe how to add a robot project from another IDE into [[Robocode]].

== Adding your Robot Project to Robocode ==
Start up [[Robocode]] and select '''Preferences''' from the '''Options''' menu, select the '''Development Options''' tab, and then type in the path to your robots project.

[[Image:DevelopmentOptions.png|Shows the Development Options pane in the Preferences dialog, which let's the user type or browse to the /robots folder from a project from another IDE]]


Click '''Finish''', then start a new battle (and perhaps '''press F5''' in order to refresh the list of robots), and voila! There's your robot.

[[Image:NewBattleDialog-FnlBot.png|Show the New Battle dialog showing the FnlBot beside the sample robots]]


You can edit your robot in Eclipse as much as you want. Just remember to save it ('''CTRL-S''') before switching back to Robocode. Robocode will use the latest compiled version, every time you start a new battle.

Eclipse is very powerful, and will assist you greatly in writing robots (or anything else, for that matter). For instance, try hitting '''CTRL-SPACE''' when you can't remember the exact wording of something:

[[Image:PressingCtrlSpace.png|Shows the popup that will occur when the user press CTRL-SPACE on an uncompleted method name, which suggests the method names available based on the letters already typed]]


== References ==
* [http://www.eclipse.org/ Eclipse.org - Eclipse home page]
* [http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/ Eclipse Downloads]
* [http://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/downloads/ Eclipse project downloads - latest releases]

== See also ==

=== Using Eclipse IDE ===
* [[Robocode/Eclipse|Using Eclipse as IDE]]
* [[Robocode/Eclipse/Create_a_Project|Creating a project for your robots]]
* [[Robocode/Eclipse/Create_a_Robot|Creating a robot in Eclipse]]
* [[Robocode/Running from Eclipse|Running your robot from Eclipse]]
* [[Robocode/Eclipse/Debugging Robot|Debugging your robot with Eclipse]]

=== Robot API ===
* [http://robocode.sourceforge.net/docs/robocode/ Robot API]

=== Tutorials ===
* [[Robocode/System Requirements|System Requirements for Robocode]]
* [[Robocode/Download|How to download and install Robocode]]
* [[Robocode/Robot Anatomy|The anatomy of a robot]]
* [[Robocode/Getting Started|Getting started with Robocode]]
* [[Robocode/My First Robot|My First Robot Tutorial]]
* [[Robocode/Game Physics|Robocode Game Physics]]
* [[Robocode/Scoring|Scoring in Robocode]]
* [[Robocode/Robot Console|Using the robot console]]
* [[Robocode/Downloading_Robots|Downloading other robots]]
* [[Robocode/Learning from Robots|Learning from other robots]]
* [[Robocode/Package Robot|Package your robot]]
* [[Robocode/FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)]]
* [[Robocode/Articles|Articles about Robocode]]
* [[Robocode/Console Usage|Starting Robocode from the command line]]
* [[Robocode/Graphical_Debugging|Graphical debugging]]

=== News and Releases ===
* [http://sourceforge.net/export/rss2_project.php?group_id=37202 RSS Feeds for the Robocode project]
* [http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=37202&package_id=29609 Robocode file releases]

=== Home pages ===
* [http://robocode.sourceforge.net/ Classic homepage]
* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/robocode Robocode project at SourceForge]
* [http://robocoderepository.com/ Robocode Repository]
* [[wikipedia:Robocode|Wikipediaentry for Robocode]]

[[Category:Robocode Documentation]]
[[Category:Tutorials]]
[[Category:Eclipse IDE]]