How to view the Spring Framework Javadoc in Eclipse?

Question

I have a folder full of HTML files that comprise the Spring Framework API documentation, http://docs.spring.io/spring/docs/3.2.4.RELEASE/javadoc-api/.

What I\'d like is

Answer 1

If you want to learn a cool new technology, check out Maven. According to the site,

Apache Maven is a software project management and comprehension tool. Based on the concept of a project object model (POM), Maven can manage a project's build, reporting and documentation from a central piece of information.

You can use it to add dependencies to your project. I won't go into that but when you do, Maven downloads if it is available the source code of those dependencies, typically the source and javadoc jars. You can then simply Open Declaration (F3) of the class you're interested in and check its source or javadoc. When you've downloaded the source code, the javadoc is also made available when hovering over a class, method, field, etc.