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<H1 CLASS="Head"> Problems view</H1>
<P CLASS="Para"> The Problems view displays system-generated errors, warnings,
or information associated with a resource. These are typically produced by builders.
For example, if you save a Java source file that contains syntax errors, the
errors will automatically be logged in this view.</P>
<p><img src="../images/prob.png" alt="Picture of the Problems view with two warnings added to it." border="0" ></p>
<p CLASS="Head"> By default, the Problems view is included in the Resources perspective.
To add it to the current perspective, click
<a class="command-link" href='javascript:executeCommand("org.eclipse.ui.views.showView(org.eclipse.ui.views.showView.viewId=org.eclipse.ui.views.ProblemView)")'>
<img src="PLUGINS_ROOT/org.eclipse.help/command_link.png">
<b>Window &gt; Show View &gt; Other... &gt; General &gt; Problems</b></a>.
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<p CLASS="Head"> The following icons are used by the Problems view:</p>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" summary="Icon table">
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<th valign="top" align="center">Icon</th>
<th valign="top" align="left">Description</th>
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<tr>
<td valign="top" align="center"><img src="../images/ref-20.png" alt=" Information icon" border="0" ></td>
<td valign="top" align="left">
Information&nbsp; </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" align="center"><img src="../images/ref-22.png" alt="Warning icon" border="0"></td>
<td valign="top" align="left">
Warning </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" align="center"><img src="../images/ref-24.png" alt="Error icon" border="0"></td>
<td valign="top" align="left">
Error </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" align="center"><img src="../images/delete_edit.png" alt="Delete" border="0"></td>
<td valign="top" align="left"> Delete</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" align="center"><img src="../images/filter_ps.png" alt="Filter" border="0" ></td>
<td valign="top" align="left"> Filter</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p CLASS="Head"> The first column indicates whether the line item is a task or
a compiler generated error, warning or info.</p>
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<P CLASS="Para">
The Description column contains a description of the line item.&nbsp;
You can edit the description of user-defined tasks by selecting <b>Properties</b> from the context menu.</P>
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<DIV CLASS="Subtopic">
<P CLASS="Para">
The Resource and In Folder columns provide the name and location of the resource
associated with each line item.</P>
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<P CLASS="Para">
The Location column indicates the line number of the line item within its associated resource.</P>
<h2>Toolbar</h2>
<p>The toolbar of the Problems view includes the following buttons.</p>
<dl>
<dt>Delete</dt>
<dd>Delete the selected line item.</dd>
<dt>Filter</dt>
<dd>Filter the view according to the type of item.</dd>
</dl>
<h2>Menus</h2>
<p>Click the icon at the left end of the view's title bar to open a menu of items
generic to all views. Click the upside-down triangle icon to open a menu of
items specific to the Problems view. Right-click inside the view to open a context
menu.&nbsp;</p>
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