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Replacing a Java element with a local history edition
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Replacing a Java element with a local history edition
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Make sure that a Java view is visible.
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Open a Java editor for the Java file in which you want to replace a Java element with an edition from the local history.
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Activate the editor by clicking its tab in the editor area. The Outline view also displays the Java file.
<em>Note: The Package Explorer can be configured to show or not show
Java elements in files. Use the
<strong>Show Members in Package Explorer</strong> checkbox on the
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Select the element that you want to replace in the Outline or the Package Explorer.
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From the element's pop-up menu, select <strong>Replace With &gt; Element from Local History</strong>.
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In the upper pane of the resulting dialog, all available editions of the selected element in the local history are displayed.
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Select an edition in the upper pane to view the differences between the selected edition and the edition in the workbench.
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When you have identified the edition with which you want to replace the existing Java element, click <strong>Replace</strong>.
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The local history edition replaces the current one in the editor. <em>Note: The changed compilation unit has not yet been saved at this point.</em>
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<a href="../concepts/cjavaviews.htm">Java views</a><br>
<a href="../concepts/concepts-7.htm">Java editor</a>
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<a href="tasks-62.htm">Using the local history</a>
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<a href="../reference/ref-view-outline.htm">Java outline</a>
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