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| Markers</H1> |
| <p CLASS="Head">Markers are objects that may be associated with Workbench |
| resources. There are many uses of markers in the Workbench. Described below are |
| some of the different types of markers that can be used in the |
| Workbench. </p> |
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| Tasks</h3> |
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| Two kinds of tasks exist and can be displayed in the Tasks view or on the marker bar in the editor area:</P> |
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| Automatically-generated errors, warnings, or information associated with the resource</LI> |
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| Tasks that may or may not be associated with a resource</LI> |
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| <p>The different types of tasks that exist in the Workbench are described below.</p> |
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| Problems</h3> |
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| Problem markers represent invalid states (i.e., errors, warnings, and/or information). The various kinds of problems are all considered tasks and can be displayed in the Tasks view.</P> |
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| Errors</h3> |
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| Error markers are often used to indicate the source location |
| of syntax or compilation errors. Errors are considered problem tasks and can be displayed in the Tasks view.</P> |
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| Warnings</h3> |
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| Warning markers indicate the source location of, for example, compilation warnings. Warnings are considered problem tasks and can be displayed in the Tasks view.</P> |
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| Information Tasks</h3> |
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| Information markers indicate the source location of information only tasks. Information markers are considered problem tasks and can be displayed in the Tasks view. </P> |
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| Bookmarks</h3> |
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| Bookmarks place an anchor either at a specific line in a resource or |
| on the resource itself.</P> |
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| <img border="0" src="../images/ngrelc.gif" alt="Related concepts" width="159" height="27"><br> |
| <a href="cbookmrk.htm">Bookmarks</a><br> |
| <a href="ctskview.htm">Task view</a></P> |
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| <img border="0" src="../images/ngrelt.gif" alt="Related tasks" width="159" height="27"><br> |
| <a href="../tasks/tasks-81.htm">Creating a bookmark within a file</a><br> |
| <a href="../tasks/tasks-81b.htm">Creating a bookmark for an entire file</a></P> |
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