# Creating your first Java project

In this section, you will create a new Java project. You will be using JUnit as your example project. JUnit is an open source unit testing framework for Java.

## Getting the Sample Code (JUnit)

First you need to download the JUnit source code.

1. Go to the http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/ page and locate the release that you are working with.
2. Scroll down to the Example Plug-ins section and download the examples archive.
3. Extract the contents of the Zip file to a directory from now on referenced as <ExamplesDownloadPath> (e.g. c:\myDownloads).

## Creating the project

1. Inside Eclipse select the menu item File > New > Project.... to open the New Project wizard.
2. Select Java Project then click Next. On the next page, type "JUnit" in the Project name field and click Finish. A Java perspective opens inside the workbench with the new Java project in the Package Explorer. When the Java perspective is active, new menu options and Java specific buttons are loaded in the workbench toolbar. Depending on which view or editor is active, other buttons and menu options will be available.

3. In the Package Explorer, make sure that the JUnit project is selected. Select the menu item File > Import....
4. Select Zip file, then click Next.
5. Click the Browse button next to the Zip file field and browse to select <ExamplesDownloadPath>eclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.jdt.ui.examples.projects_3.0.0/archive/junit/junit381src.jar.
   Note: This step assumes that you followed steps 1-3 in the Getting the Sample Code section above.
6. In the Import wizard, below the hierarchy list click Select All. You can expand and select elements within the junit directory on the left pane to view the individual resources that you are importing on the right pane. Note: Do not deselect any of the resources in the junit directory at this time. You will need all of these resources in the tutorial.

7. Make sure that the JUnit project appears in the destination Folder field. Then click Finish. In the import progress indicator, notice that the imported resources are compiled as they are imported into the workbench. This is because the Build automatically option is checked on the Workbench preferences page. You will be prompted to overwrite the .classpath and .project files in the JUnit project. This is because the .classpath resource was created for you when you created the JUnit project. It is safe to overwrite these files.
8. In the Package Explorer view, expand the JUnit project to view the JUnit packages.

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