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| Comparing a Java element with a local history edition |
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| Comparing 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 compare 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 Java view also displays the Java file. |
| <em>Note: The Package Explorer can be configured to show or not show |
| Java elements in files. Use <strong>Window > Preferences > Java > Appearance > Show Members in Package Explorer</strong> |
| to set your preference.</em> |
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| Select the element that you want to compare. |
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| From the element's pop-up menu, select <strong>Compare With > 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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| If you are done with the comparison, click OK to close the dialog. |
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| <a href="../concepts/concepts-6.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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| <img border="0" width="159" height="27" src="../images/ngrelr.gif" alt="Related reference"> |
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| <a href="../reference/ref-view-outline.htm">Outline view for Java</a> |
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