Does Eclipse plugin have to be written in Java?

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I read some tutorials about making Eclipse plugins, but every text was just about Java coding. Does it really have to be Java or there is some way to write a plugin in some other JVM language such as Scala or Clojure?

The Scala Eclipse Plugin itself is written in Scala. From the outside it's all Java classes, anyway. — Marko Topolnik, Jun 04 '13 at 12:41

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 04 '13 at 12:40

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You can use all languages that are based on JVM. You need to simply add a dependency jar (e.g. Scala dependency).

Tested live, so it must work!

answered Jun 04 '13 at 12:40

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score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 04 '13 at 12:42

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Current version of Scala IDE is written in Scala

answered Jun 04 '13 at 12:42

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Does Eclipse plugin have to be written in Java?

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