Developing SWT applications using Eclipse

While SWT is integrated as part of the Eclipse plug-in API, for standalone
application development it is best to develop against the SWT standalone
download. This document will help you get set up.

First, download the .zip of SWT for your platform from the
SWT homepage
.

The SWT .zip file can then be imported into your workspace. In the
File
menu, choose Import
and select the
Existing Projects Into Workspace
wizard.
(In newer versions of eclipse, you can find Existing Projects Into Workspace
in the General
category).

Direct the wizard to the location where you downloaded the .zip file.
This will create a project called org.eclipse.swt
in your
workspace.

Your Java projects can then add the SWT project as a dependency.
Open the properties dialog of your Java project, and on the Java
Build Path
page, include the org.eclipse.swt project.

With the SWT project as a dependency, you can now benefit from
Eclipse features such as the Javadoc view and code assist.

Now you can run any main class in your project by selecting the class and then selecting
Run > Run As > Java Application