How to get the contents of a specific revision of a file using subclipse

Question

I'm trying to get two versions of a file using subclipse so that they can be compared, the comparison is not the issue and is essentially unimportant.

I'm having trouble finding how exactly I can get a File from the repository, and have been unable to find any real reference material for the API.

If someone could tell me which classes/methods I should use, or even could link me to a reference document that I could use I'd be very thankful!

Answer 1

The simplest way is:

Right click > Compare With > Revision > ...

You get a list of revisions to compare to. Once selected, you see the whole revision in the right-hand panel and the diffs highlighted. If you want, you can just highlight the whole thing and copy-paste it somewhere.