I'm trying to add Batik to a java project, I've downloaded 'batik-bin-1.8.zip' and added this to my project.
In my project tree I see:
Referenced Libraries
batik-bin-1.8.zip
I can expand the contents of the zip to see the files, but this doesn't appear to expose the classes to the project.
I'm trying to get started using:
https://xmlgraphics.apache.org/batik/using/scripting/java.html
as a reference, however just declaring an instance of JSVGCanvas and then clicking on the icon to the left does not expose any packages to include.
What do I need to do?
Manually adding the jars can become pretty tedious. You should set up your project with a build tool - like Gradle or Maven. Most popular Java libraries are available through Maven Central (although I personally prefer using this site to search for jars).
Modern IDEs (including Eclipse and IntelliJ) can import both Maven and Gradle projects, so it's just a matter of learning of either of these tools. (Or any other, for that matter.)
A minimal build.gradle file would look like this:
apply plugin: "java"
apply plugin: "eclipse"
sourceCompatibility = 1.8
sourceSets.main.java.srcDirs = [ "src/" ]
dependencies {
compile "some.company:lib-name:version"
}
You can import such project both as a Gradle project (in pretty much any modern Java IDE) or run gradle eclipse to generate Eclipse project data which can be imported as an "existing project".