Attach the Java Source Code

Question

I cannot for the life of me attach the java source code to eclipse so I can see the inner workings of the language. Not even something as simple as the String Class.

Answer 1

You don't necessarily need to add the source, but you rather may need to remove a JRE that does not have the source attached.

On looking at the "installed JRE's" I saw that my JDK was setup properly with source, but the default JRE on the machine had no sources. Eclipse was defaulting to that when looking for source.

I just used the remove button to expel the JRE, leaving my JDK. I then hit F3 and the source was there. Yeah!