Eclipse "Enhanced Class Decompiler" plugin does not decompile when debugging

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panschk picture panschk · Jan 23, 2018 · Viewed 26.8k times · Source

Problem description: Decompile works fine when viewing a class (i.e. Ctrl+Shift+T), but not when stepping into code from the debugging perspective - instead the "Class File Viewer" is opened. Version Used: Eclipse Oxygen and Enhanced Class Decompiler 3.0.0

Answer

Sayantan Mandal picture Sayantan Mandal · Jun 6, 2018

This will work on oxygen and later version as well:

Click on "Window > Preferences > General > Editors > File Associations"

Change default to your for both .class association.

"*.class" : "Class Decompiler Viewer" is selected by default.

"*.class without source" : "Class Decompiler Viewer" is selected by default.

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