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 |     <h1>Showing and hiding empty parent packages</h1> | 
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 |     <p>To show empty parent packages:</p> | 
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 |       <li>Select the <span class="control">Filters</span> command from the Package Explorer's drop-down menu.</li> | 
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 |       <li>In the exclude list clear the checkbox for <span class="control">Empty parent packages</span>.</li> | 
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 |     <p>To hide empty parent packages:</p> | 
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 |       <li>Select the <span class="control">Filters</span> command from the Package Explorer's drop-down menu.</li> | 
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 |       <li>In the exclude list select the checkbox for <span class="control">Empty parent packages</span>.</li> | 
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 |     <p class="Note">Note: As an example, the parent packages created for package org.eclipse.ui, would be:</p> | 
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 |      <a href="tasks-2.htm">Showing and hiding elements</a><br> | 
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 |      <a href="../reference/ref-dialog-java-element-filters.htm">Java Element Filters</a><br> | 
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