java - What does Xtend in Eclipse actually do? -


i trying understand software xtend in eclipse. wanted understand do? software form link between java , other programming platforms?

could give me brief idea how xtend useful? thanky ou in advance.

xtend language feature add on java.

"the added value xtend concise way implement java classes" - from: https://projects.eclipse.org/projects/tools.xtend

so changes syntax , add new functionalities intend make java programming easier.

it integrated may use existing java library. intro video here: https://eclipse.org/xtend/ may understand more it

one example of xtend langauge feature how each loop used:

in java:

for(string mystring : stringcollection){     //do work } 

in xtend:

stringcollection.foreach[     //do work ]  

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