Time for action – creating and running an extension

We can create an extension by using the following steps:

1. Select Extension Project from the Extension Development section under Client Tier. Make sure you have the Extension SDK downloaded using the Check for Updates option.

2. Provide the information as displayed in the following screenshot:

   

3. You will now have the extension.xml and MANIFEST.MF files created for the project. The MANIFEST.MF file will only provide the version information.

4. Right-click on the extension and click on Deploy to Target Platform. Subsequently, click on the Run Extension option. A new JDeveloper will open up with your extension added to the IDE.

5. Verify the extension added to the JDeveloper IDE by going to Help | About | Extension.

6. Open the First Sample example provided in the Extension SDK samples to explore more on creating extensions.

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We created a new extension for the JDeveloper. The newly created extension will only display the information about your...