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      Open Resource
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    <h1>
      Open Resource
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    <p>
      This dialog allows you to browse the workbench for a file to open in an editor
    </p>
    <ul>
      <li>
        <strong>Select an item to open</strong>: In this field, type the first few
        characters of the name of the file you want to select.
        <p>The following pattern kinds are supported:</p>
        <br>
        <strong>Wildcards</strong>:<br>
        <ul>
          <li>
            &quot;*&quot; for any string and &quot;?&quot; for any character
          </li>
          <li>
            terminating &quot;&lt;&quot; or &quot; &quot; (space)
            to prevent the automatic prefix matching, e.g. &quot;M*file&lt;&quot;
            to match <code>Makefile</code> and <code>MockFile</code> but not <code>MakeTheFiles</code>
          </li>
        </ul>
        <strong>Camel case</strong>:<br>
        <ul>
          <li>
            &quot;CS&quot; for file names containing &quot;C&quot; and &quot;S&quot;
            as upper-case letters in camel-case notation, e.g. <code>CreateStuff.java</code>
          </li>
          <li>
            &quot;CreSNo&quot; for file names containing &quot;Cre&quot;, &quot;S&quot;,
            and &quot;No&quot; as parts in camel-case notation, e.g.
            <code>CreateStuffNow.jsp</code>
          </li>
          <li>
              terminating &quot;&lt;&quot; or &quot; &quot; (space) to fix the number of camel-case parts,
              e.g. &quot;CreS&lt;&quot;
              matches &quot;CreateStuff.java&quot;, but not
              &quot;CreateStuffNow.jsp&quot; nor &quot;Createstuff.txt&quot;.
          </li>
        </ul>
        <strong>Folder prefixes</strong>:<br>
        <p>
        Both pattern kinds also support <strong>folder prefixes</strong>.
        If the pattern contains a /, the part before the last / is used to match a path in the workspace, e.g.
        &quot;org.eclipse.ui/plugin.xml&quot;.<br>
        Or a bit more complex: &quot;*/ui&lt;/pack*.html&quot; matches e.g. files called &quot;package.html&quot;
        in a folder named &quot;ui&quot; (but not in folders like &quot;uitools&quot; or &quot;*/ui/internal&quot;).
        </p>
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        <strong>Relative paths</strong>:<br>
        <p>
        For example, "./Mak" matches all files starting with "Mak" in the folder of the active editor or selection, while
        "../Mak" matches such files in the parent folder.
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        <br>
      </li>
      <li>
        <strong>Matching items</strong>: This list displays matches for the pattern you type in the <strong>Select an item to open</strong> field.
        <ul>
          <li>Recently opened files show up in a history section at the top of the list.</li>
          <li>If the pattern matches many files with the same name, the files that are closer to
              the currently edited or selected resource are shown on top of the matching items list.</li>
        </ul>
      </li>
    </ul>
    
    <p>
    The <b>Open</b> button opens the file with the default editor for the chosen file.
    A different editor can be selected in the context menu on a file or in the <b>Open With</b> drop-down button.
    </p>
    
    <p>
    The <b>Show In</b> drop-down button can be used to show the chosen file in a view.
    </p>
    
    <p>
      The behavior of the <strong>Open Resource</strong> dialog can be further customized using the dialog menu:
    </p>
    <table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" summary="Open resource options">
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        Open Resource Options
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              Option
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              Description
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          <th>
            <p>
              Default
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          <td valign="top">
            Show Status Line
          </td>
          <td valign="top">
            When selected, the <strong>Open Resource</strong> dialog shows an additional bar at the bottom of the dialog which displays the
            full path of the selected file.
          </td>
          <td valign="top">
            Show status line
          </td>
        </tr>
      
        <tr>
          <td valign="top">
            Show Derived Resources
          </td>
          <td valign="top">
            When selected, the <strong>Open Resource</strong> dialog also shows derived resources.
          </td>
          <td valign="top">
            Do not show derived resources
          </td>
        </tr>
      
        <tr>
          <td valign="top">
            Working Set actions
          </td>
          <td valign="top">
            The search scope can be restricted by selecting one or more working sets
            or the global Window Working Set.
          </td>
          <td valign="top">
            Show all files in the workspace.
          </td>
        </tr>
        
      </tbody>
    </table>
    
    <h3 class="related">Related tasks</h3>
      <a href="../tasks/tasks-46.htm">Opening Resources</a>
    <h3 class="related">Related reference</h3>
      <a href="../concepts/cworkset.htm">Working sets</a><br>
      <a href="../reference/ref-58.htm">Navigate actions</a>

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