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<h1>Project Explorer view</h1>
<p>The Project Explorer view displays, in a tree structure, all of the files and projects under your workspace directory. In this view you can do the following:
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<li>Browse the elements of C/C++ source files</li>
<li>Open files in the editor view</li>
<li>Open projects in a new window</li>
<li>Create new projects, classes, files, or folders</li>
<li>Manage existing files (cut, paste, delete, move or rename)</li>
<li>Restore deleted files from local history</li>
<li>Import or Export files and projects</li>
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Files that you select in the Project Explorer view affect the information that is displayed in other views.</p>
<p><img img src="../../images/view_project_explorer.png" alt="Project Explorer view"></p>
<h2>Toolbar</h2>
<p><table border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0">
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<th>Icon</th>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Description</th>
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<td align="center" valign="top"><img src="../../images/icon_con_min.png" alt="Minimize icon"></td>
<td valign="top"><b>Minimize</b></td>
<td valign="top">Minimizes the view.</td>
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<td align="center" valign="top"><img src="../../images/icon_con_max.png" alt="Maximize icon"></td>
<td valign="top"><b>Maximize</b></td>
<td valign="top">Maximizes the view.</td>
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<td align="center" valign="top"><img src="../../images/icon_collapse_all.png" alt="Collapse All Icon"></td>
<td valign="top"><b>Collapse All</b></td>
<td valign="top">This command collapses the tree expansion state of all resources in the view.</td>
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<td align="center" valign="top"><img src="../../images/icon_link_with_editor.png" alt="Link with Editor Icon"></td>
<td valign="top"><b>Link with Editor</b></td>
<td valign="top">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.</td>
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<td align="center" valign="top"><img src="../../images/icon_menu.png" alt="Menu Icon"></td>
<td valign="top"><b>Menu</b></td>
<td valign="top">Click the black upside-down triangle icon to open a menu of items specific to the view.<br><br>
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<p><dt>Top Level Elements</dt>
<dd>Choose whether to show working sets or projects as top level elements.
Choosing working sets allows easy grouping of projects in large workspaces.</dd></p>
<p><dt>Select Working Set</dt>
<dd>Opens the <B>Select Working Set</B> dialog to allow selecting a working set for the view.</dd></p>
<p><dt>Deselect Working Set</dt>
<dd>Deselects the current working set. </dd></p>
<p><dt>Edit Active Working Set</dt>
<dd>Opens the <B>Edit Working Set</B> dialog to allow changing the current working set.</dd></p>
<p><dt>Customize View</dt>
<dd>This command allows customization of view filters and content modules.
The previous will allow you to suppress the display of certain types of files
while the later will allow entirely new types of content to be shown in the view.<dd></p>
<p><dt>Link Editor</dt>
<dd>See the toolbar item description above.</dd></p>
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<p>The Project Explorer view is provided by the Eclipse Platform. See the <a href="PLUGINS_ROOT/org.eclipse.platform.doc.user/reference/ref-27.htm">Workbench User Guide</a> for more information.</p>
<h2>Project Explorer view icons</h2>
<p>The table below lists the icons displayed in the Project Explorer view for C/C++ content.</p>
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<td width="19%" align="left"><b>Icon</b></td>
<td width="81%"><b>Description</b></td>
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<td width="19%" align="left">
<img border="0" src="../../images/c_file_obj.gif" width="16" height="16" alt="C or C++ file icon"></td>
<td width="81%">C or C++ file</td>
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<td width="19%" align="left">
<img border="0" src="../../images/class_obj.gif" width="16" height="16" alt="Class icon"></td>
<td width="81%">Class</td>
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<td width="19%" align="left">
<img border="0" src="../../images/define_obj.gif" width="16" height="16" alt="Macro Definition icon"></td>
<td width="81%">Macro Definition</td>
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<td width="19%" align="left">
<img border="0" src="../../images/enum_obj.gif" width="16" height="16" alt="Enum icon"></td>
<td width="81%">Enum</td>
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<td width="19%" align="left">
<img border="0" src="../../images/enumerator_obj.gif" width="16" height="16" alt="Enumerator icon"></td>
<td width="81%">Enumerator</td>
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<td width="19%" align="left">
<img border="0" src="../../images/var_declaration_obj.gif" width="16" height="16" alt="Variable icon"></td>
<td width="81%">Variable</td>
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<td width="19%" align="left">
<img border="0" src="../../images/field_private_obj.gif" width="16" height="16" alt="Private field icon"></td>
<td width="81%">Field private</td>
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<td width="19%" align="left">
<img border="0" src="../../images/field_protected_obj.gif" width="16" height="16" alt="Protected field icon"></td>
<td width="81%">Field protected</td>
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<td width="19%" align="left">
<img border="0" src="../../images/field_public_obj.gif" width="16" height="16" alt="Public field icon"></td>
<td width="81%">Field public</td>
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<td width="19%" align="left">
<img border="0" src="../../images/include_obj.gif" width="16" height="16" alt="Include icon"></td>
<td width="81%">Include</td>
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<td width="19%" align="left">
<img border="0" src="../../images/makefile.gif" width="16" height="16" alt="Makefile icon"></td>
<td width="81%">Makefile</td>
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<td width="19%" align="left">
<img border="0" src="../../images/method_private_obj.gif" width="16" height="16" alt="Private method icon"></td>
<td width="81%">Method private</td>
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<td width="19%" align="left">
<img border="0" src="../../images/method_protected_obj.gif" width="16" height="16" alt="Protected method icon"></td>
<td width="81%">Method protected</td>
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<td width="19%" align="left">
<img border="0" src="../../images/method_public_obj.gif" width="16" height="16" alt="Public method icon"></td>
<td width="81%">Method public</td>
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<td width="19%" align="left">
<img border="0" src="../../images/namespace_obj.gif" width="16" height="16" alt="Namespace icon"></td>
<td width="81%">Namespace</td>
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<td width="19%" align="left">
<img border="0" src="../../images/struct_obj.gif" width="16" height="16" alt="Struct icon"></td>
<td width="81%">Struct</td>
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<td width="19%" align="left">
<img border="0" src="../../images/typedef_obj.gif" width="16" height="16" alt="Type definition icon"></td>
<td width="81%">Type definition</td>
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<td width="19%" align="left">
<img border="0" src="../../images/union_obj.gif" width="16" height="16" alt="Union icon"></td>
<td width="81%">Union</td>
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<td width="19%" align="left">
<img border="0" src="../../images/function_obj.gif" width="16" height="16" alt="Function icon"></td>
<td width="81%">Function</td>
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