How to pass console arguments to application in eclipse?

Question

I have the following line in a batch file.

java Client "127.0.0.1" 9876

It contains the name of my java class and two arguments. My application requires these arguments to run properly.

Is there any way to pass these arguments when running the application in eclipse? It would make debugging a lot easier. Of course I could resolve the problem by using the values of the arguments in the code but I'm curious.

Answer 1

Instead of just hitting the "Run" icon, select the dropdown box next to it, and choose "Run Configurations". Find your application (or create a Run Configuration for it) and put the command line arguments in the "Arguments" tab. See the docs for more information. It should look like this:

Answer 2

See the run configurations. You can specify arguments. You can even prompt the user for arguments, along with defaults:

${string_prompt:host:127.0.0.1} ${string_prompt:port:9876} 

The first prompt is host, with default value 127.0.0.1 filled in. Second pop-up has the prmpt port, with 9876 filled in