Convert to maven project in eclipse java

• In order to convert any java project in to maven using eclipse we need to install m2e plugin.
• Latest versions of eclipse are coming with this m2e plugin by default.
• If not found this plugin we can install it by help->install->click on add and enter http://download.eclipse.org/technology/m2e/releases. 
• currently i am using eclipse oxygen version so it is having m2e plugin.
• I have created a normal java project and i want to convert that into a maven project.
• To convert any project in to maven right click on the project and ->configure->convert to maven project. 
• After that a window will be opened and you need to enter group id and artifact id and then click on finish.  
• convert to maven project eclipse luna / convert to maven project is not visible in eclipse /convert to maven project option not available in eclipse.

Right click on project and select configure-> convert to maven project.

Project will be converted to maven by creating pom.xml file.

 

pom.xml

1. <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.or
2. /2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0
3. http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
4.   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
5.   <groupId>com.instanceofjava.maven</groupId>
6.   <artifactId>MavenProject</artifactId>
7.   <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
8.   <build>
9.     <sourceDirectory>src</sourceDirectory>
10.     <plugins>
11.       <plugin>
12.         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
13.         <version>3.7.0</version>
14.         <configuration>
15.           <source>1.8</source>
16.           <target>1.8</target>
17.         </configuration>
18.       </plugin>
19.     </plugins>
20.   </build>
21. </project>

Add dependencies to your pom.xml file

1.  <properties>
2.         <springVersion>5.0.3.RELEASE</springVersion>
3.       </properties>
4.       <dependencies>
5.         <dependency>
6.           <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
7.           <artifactId>spring-context</artifactId>
8.           <version>${springVersion}</version>
9.         </dependency>
10.        <dependency>
11.          <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
12.          <artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
13.           <version>5.0.3.RELEASE</version>
14.         </dependency>
15.       </dependencies>