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Using Hover Help
The java editor is associated with different type of hovers. A hover provides additional information about the element under the mouse pointer. All the hovers associated with a java editor can be seen in the Java editor Hovers preference page.
![Hover Help](/eclipse/images/hover_help_1.jpg)
In the java editor, placing the mouse pointer over the class being imported displays the java doc associated with that class.
![Display Java Doc](/eclipse/images/hover_help_2.jpg)
Placing a mouse pointer on a method shows the java documentation for that method.
![Java Documentation](/eclipse/images/hover_help_3.jpg)
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