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The new and noteworthy updates for Eclipse 4.36 can be found
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# Java Development Tools - 4.37

A special thanks to everyone who [contributed to JDT](acknowledgements.md#java-development-tools) in this release!

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## JUnit
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---
## Java Editor

### Support Overlapping Start and End Markers for Custom Folding Regions
<details>
<summary>Contributors</summary>

- [Daniel Schmid](https://github.com/danthe1st)
</details>

Custom Folding Regions have been enhanced to allow using the same text for both the start and end region comment.
If the start and end region markers are the same, the same comment can be used to end a folding region and start a new one.
The last section automatically ends when the last block is closed or at the end of the file.

This is useful if a class (or other Java file) contains multiple sections that are seperated with some comment.
To use this functionality, check "Enable folding of custom regions" in `Window > Preferences > Java > Editor > Folding` and enter the same text in "Region start comment text" and "Region end comment text".

![Preference window with folding of custom regions enabled and the start and end region markers set to the same text](images/overlappingStartEndCustomRegionMarkersPrefs.png)

This marker can then be used in comments to separate start and end regions.

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## Debugger

### Toggle Triggerpoint and Breakpoint with Hit Count
<details>
<summary>Contributors</summary>

- [Andrey Loskutov](https://github.com/iloveeclipse)
- [Suby S Surendran](https://github.com/subyssurendran666)
</details>

The ruler context menu in the editor has been enhanced to make debugging setup more efficient. You can now directly toggle a breakpoint with hit count or a triggerpoint by `right-clicking on the vertical ruler` (left margin), where the context menu includes the options Toggle Breakpoint with Hit Count and Toggle Triggerpoint.

![Ruler context menu in the Java editor showing new entries for Toggle Breakpoint with Hit Count and Toggle Triggerpoint](images/rulerToggleMenuWithHitcountAndTriggerpoint.png)

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# Platform and Equinox API - 4.37

A special thanks to everyone who [contributed to Eclipse-Platform](acknowledgements.md#eclipse-platform) or [contributed to Equinox](acknowledgements.md#equinox) in this release!

---
## Platform Changes

### Terminal View and Connectors Support

The Terminal view along with the associated Local, SSH and Telnet connectors from the CDT Project have been migrated to the Eclipse Platform to make them more generally available.
These have been part of the Eclipse IDE packages for many years and have proven to be a useful extension to the IDE!

To use them in your own product, or install it in a custom Eclipse IDE setup, you can now use the feature `org.eclipse.terminal.feature`.

See [Support Launching with a Terminal Console](platform.md#support-launching-with-a-terminal-console) for a use case.

### Perspective Switcher Menu Can Now Be Hidden Programmatically

<details>
<summary>Contributors</summary>

- [Lars Vogel](https://github.com/vogella)
</details>

It is now possible to dynamically hide the context menu in the perspective switcher using the application model API.
This enables Eclipse RCP apps using 3.x API to enable and disable the menu at runtime.

Example usage:
```java
Display.getDefault().asyncExec(() -> {
List<MToolControl> elements = modelService.findElements(window, "PerspectiveSwitcher", MToolControl.class, null,
EModelService.IN_TRIM);
if (elements != null && !elements.isEmpty()) {
elements.get(0).getTags().add("NoMenu");
}
});
```


## SWT Changes

### Clarified ImageDataProvider Contract

The `ImageDataProvider` API documentation has been updated to clarify that implementations are expected to return **linearly scaled** `ImageData` based on the zoom level.
For example, if `getImageData(100)` returns an image of width `w` and height `h`, then `getImageData(200)` must return an image of width `2 * w` and height `2 * h`, if non-null.
This only makes an implicit assumption explicit, some consumers have always relied on this linear scaling behavior, and lack of it may have led to unexpected behavior in the past.

Additionally, optional runtime checks verifying this linear scaling behavior are available as a debugging feature to assist developers in validating their implementations.
These checks can be enabled by starting the application with `-Dorg.eclipse.swt.internal.enableStrictChecks`, but note that this system property may be subject to change in future releases without prior notice.

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