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What is the difference between Project and Faceted Project in Eclipse?

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Just feeling curious that what the difference is for the 'Project' and 'Faceted Project'? Both are in the File->New->Others->General folder. I tried both of them and both only give me an empty project folder.

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Ken Avatar asked Jul 08 '10 10:07

Ken


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From the Eclipse website:

Faceted Project Framework facilitates treating Eclipse projects as composed of units of functionality (called facets) that can be easily added or removed by users. The technology was originally developed in Eclipse Web Tools Platform, but is in the process of turning into an independent project as a way to broaden appeal.

I understand it as "multiple projects in one".

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Joan Rieu Avatar answered Oct 20 '22 02:10

Joan Rieu


You will find the clear details about it at this LINK

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subhashis Avatar answered Oct 20 '22 00:10

subhashis