Eclipse gives warning on access restriction for jf

Question

I'm using eclipse kepler with java SE 1.8 jdk system library but when I use any javafx classes or methods eclipse gives a warning like Access restriction: The type 'TableColumn<?,?>' is not API (restriction on required library 'C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_05\jre\lib\ext\jfxrt.jar').

I have tried adding an access rule to the system library to allow access for all jars in the library using the wildcard * but the warning is still there. Am also using maven for building project. The code works but the warning is nagging and is affecting readability as I code. Any help is appreciated.

Edit: I also tried adding @SuppressWarnings("restriction") at the beginning of my classes but this still doesn't solve the unknown cause and hides all other restriction warnings that I may need to see

Answer 1

I'm able to get past this by reconfiguring Java library. For example, explicitly selecting Oracle JDK does the trick.

Answer 2

Add an access rule to allow access to javafx/**.

See also this answer: https://stackoverflow.com/a/32062263/1060350

For all I can tell, this is a bug in Eclipse in my opinion. I also could not find a way to configure this globally in Eclipse, but you need to redo it for every project.

Navigate to Project settings, Build path, Libraries, JRE. Click on "Access rules" which should have "No rules defined" usually. Add a new rule: "Accessible", and enter the pattern "javafx/**".

This tells the Eclipse Java compiler that javafx.* is an official API that you are allowed to use, so the warning goes away.

Clearly, allowing access to javafx only is much better than ignoring the warning.

The reason why * did not work is because you did not read the wildcard definition. In the access rules, * only matches once, you need ** to match at any depth. I.e. * will allow access to javafx.SomeClass but not not javafx.scene.SomeClass...

Answer 3

Add an access rule for javafx.

Right click your project > Properties > Java Build Path > Libraries tab, then:

• Expand JRE System Library
• select Access Rules, click Edit... button
• click Add...
• choose Resolution: Accessible
• set Rule Pattern: javafx/**
• click OK
• click OK

Answer 4

The easy way is to install e(fx)clipse - a plugin for Eclipse to support JavaFX:

1. Select Help -> Install New Software
2. Click Add button to add the following site:
   • Name: efxclipse
   • Location: http://download.eclipse.org/efxclipse/updates-released/1.2.0/site
3. Click OK
4. In the "Work with" dropdown list, select the recently added site "efxclipse"
5. Check the checkbox "e(fx)clipse - install" to install all components of this selection
6. Move to next steps to finish the installation
7. Restart your Eclipse. If it still doesn't recognize JavaFX library, restart it again.

Original information can be found here: https://www.eclipse.org/efxclipse/install.html#for-the-lazy

Answer 5

You can choose ignore in the following settings:

Windows -> Preferences -> Java -> Compiler -> Errors/Warnings
(Project) Properties -> Java Compiler -> Errors/Warnings

Use filter to find "Forbidden reference"

Forbidden reference (access rules) : Change it to "ignore"