How to run examples

The complete project GroupDocs.Viewer Examples with code examples and sample files is hosted at GitHub.

Run examples using Maven

To get started make sure that Maven is installed.

  1. Clone repository with examples git clone https://github.com/groupdocs-viewer/GroupDocs.Viewer-for-Java.git
  2. Navigate to the examples folder cd ./GroupDocs.Viewer-for-Java/Examples/
  3. Resolve dependencies and build the examples by typing mvn compile
  4. Run the examples by typing mvn exec:java

After you run the examples the following output should be printed to the console:

Uncomment the example(s) that you want to run in RunExamples.java file.
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Source document rendered successfully.
Check output in /src/GroupDocs.Viewer-for-Java/Examples/output/HelloWorld

All done.
By default there is only one HelloWorld example is executing and two HTML should be created in /src/GroupDocs.Viewer-for-Java/Examples/output/HelloWorld folder.

To check what examples are available open ./src/main/java/com/groupdocs/viewer/examples/RunExamples.java file using your favorite text editor. Uncomment examples that you want to run and type mvn compile exec:java to start them.

Run examples using Eclipse IDE

To run the examples using Eclipse IDE import the project to get started with it:

  1. Go to File menu and click Open Projects from File System...
  2. Open Examples folder
  3. Open RunExamples.java file and uncomment the examples you want to run
  4. Go to Run menu and click Run

The following screenshot shows the Examples project opened in Eclipse IDE.

GroupDocs.Viewer for Java Examples in Eclipse IDE

The following text will be printed to the Console window:

Uncomment the example(s) that you want to run in RunExamples.java file.
=======================================================================

Source document rendered successfully.
Check output in /src/GroupDocs.Viewer-for-Java/Examples/output/HelloWorld

All done.