Java: How do I know which jar file to use given a class name?

Question

Given a class, org.eclipse.ui.views.navigator.ResourceNavigator for example, how do I find out which jar file to use? I know it\'s in org.eclipse.ui.ide, but how would I fin

Answer 1

If you have the jar in your class path / project path hit CTRL-SHIFT-T and type the name ... the jar will be displayed at the bottom.

If you haven't the class in your build path a) put together a dummy project containing all the jars b) I think there is a plugin to find jars from IBM Alphaworks (but that might be kind of outdated)