The Project Explorer view displays, in a tree structure similar to the C/C++ Projects view, but it is not limited to C and C++ projects. In this view you can do the following:
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Minimize | Minimizes the view. |
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Maximize | Maximizes the view. |
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Collapse All | This command collapses the tree expansion state of all resources in the view. |
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Link with Editor | This command toggles whether the view selection is linked to the active editor. When this option is selected, changing the active editor will automatically update the selection to the resource being edited. |
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Menu | Click the black upside-down triangle icon to open a menu of items specific to the view.
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The Project Explorer view is provided by the Eclipse Platform. See the Workbench User Guide for more information.
The table below lists the icons displayed in the Project Explorer view for C/C++ content.
Icon | Description |
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C or C++ file |
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Class |
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Macro Definition |
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Enum |
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Enumerator |
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Variable |
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Field private |
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Field protected |
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Field public |
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Include |
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Makefile |
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Method private |
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Method protected |
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Method public |
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Namespace |
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Struct |
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Type definition |
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Union |
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Function |
Displaying C/C++ file components in the Project Explorer view
Hiding files by type in the Project Explorer view