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 <h1>Project Explorer view</H1>
 <P CLASS="Intro">This view provides a hierarchical view of the
 artifacts in the Workbench, which is customized by the specific
 configuration of your Workbench.</p>
 <P CLASS="Para">A typical Project Explorer with only the Java
 Development Tools (JDT) installed looks similar to the Package Explorer:</P>
 <P CLASS="Para"><img src="../images/Image275_project_explorer.png"
 	alt="Project Explorer View" border="0"></P>
 <p CLASS="Head">To add the Project Explorer view to the current
 perspective, click <a class="command-link"
 	href='javascript:executeCommand("org.eclipse.ui.views.showView(org.eclipse.ui.views.showView.viewId=org.eclipse.ui.navigator.ProjectExplorer)")'>
 <img src="PLUGINS_ROOT/org.eclipse.help/command_link.svg" alt="command link"> <b>Window
 &gt; Show View &gt; Other... &gt; General &gt; Project Explorer</b></a>.</p>
 <P CLASS="Para">&nbsp;</P>
 <h2>Toolbar</h2>
 <DIV CLASS="Topic"></DIV>
 <H3>Collapse All</H3>
 <P>This command collapses the tree expansion state of all resources
 in the view.</P>
 <H3>Link with Editor</H3>
 <P>This command toggles whether the Project Explorer selection is
 linked to the active editor. When this option is selected, changing the
 active editor will automatically update the Project Explorer selection to the
 resource being edited.</P>
 <P><BR>
 </P>
 <H2>Menus</H2>
 <P>Click the black upside-down triangle icon to open a menu of items
 specific to the Project Explorer. Right-click inside the view to open a
 context menu.&nbsp;</P>
 <H3>Select Working Set</H3>
 <P>Opens the <B>Select Working Set</B> dialog to allow selecting a
 working set for the Project Explorer.</P>
 <H3>Deselect Working Set</H3>
 <P>Deselects the current working set.</P>
 <H3>Edit Active Working Set</H3>
 <P>Opens the <B>Edit Working Set</B> dialog to allow changing the
 current working set.</P>
 <DIV CLASS="Topic">
 <h3>Filters and Customization</h3>
 <P CLASS="Para">This command allows you to change the view for your
 specific needs. You may select pre-defined filters to apply to the view so that you
 can show or hide various artifacts as needed. The default filters
 available with the Java development tools (JDT) is shown below:</P>
 <P CLASS="Para"><img src="../images/Image276_available_filters.png"
 	alt="Available Customizations &gt; Filters dialog" border="0"></P>

 <P class="Para">You can also define your own filters based on the name
 of a resource. Full name or regular expressions are allowed.</P>
 <P CLASS="Para"><img src="../images/Image276_user_filters.png"
 	alt="Available Customizations &gt; User filters dialog" border="0"></P>
 </P>

 <P CLASS="Para">You may also choose the types of content for the view
 to show as well. The default content extensions available with the
 Java development tools (JDT) is shown below, but your specific extensions
 will be determined by your workbench configuration:</P>
 <P CLASS="Para"><img src="../images/Image276_available_content.png"
 	alt="Available Customizations &gt; Content dialog" border="0"></P>
 </DIV>
 <H3>Link with Editor</H3>
 <P>See the toolbar item description above.</P>
 <P><BR>
 In addition to these menu items, the Project Explorer menu shows a list of
 recently used working sets that have been selected in the view.</P>
 <P><BR>
 </P>
 <h2>Context menu</h2>
 <DIV CLASS="Topic">
 <h3 CLASS="Head">New</H3>
 <P CLASS="Para">This command allows you to create a new resource in
 the Workbench. Select the type of resource to create from the submenu.</P>
 </DIV>
 <DIV CLASS="Topic">
 <h3 CLASS="Head">Copy</H3>
 <P CLASS="Para">This command copies the selected resource to the
 clipboard.</P>
 </DIV>
 <H3>Paste</H3>
 <P>This command pastes resources on the clipboard into the selected
 project or folder. If a resource is selected the resources on the
 clipboard are pasted as siblings of the selected resource.</P>
 <h3 CLASS="Head">Delete</H3>
 <P CLASS="Para">This command deletes the selected resource from the
 workspace.</P>
 <DIV CLASS="Topic">
 <h3 CLASS="Head">Move</H3>
 <P CLASS="Para">This command moves the selected resource to another
 location. A dialog will appear, prompting for the destination location
 to which the resource will be moved.&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>
 </DIV>
 <DIV CLASS="Topic">
 <h3 CLASS="Head">Rename</H3>
 <P CLASS="Para">This command allows you to specify a new name for
 the selected resource.</P>
 </DIV>
 <DIV CLASS="Topic">
 <h3 CLASS="Head">Import</H3>
 <P CLASS="Para">This command opens the import wizard and allows you
 to select resources to import into the Workbench.</P>
 </DIV>

 <DIV CLASS="Topic">
 <h3 CLASS="Head">Export</H3>
 <P CLASS="Para">This command opens the export wizard and allows you
 to export resources to an external location.</P>
 </DIV>

 <h3 CLASS="Head">Refresh</H3>
 <P CLASS="Para">This command refreshes the Workbench's view of the
 selected resource and its children. For example, this is used when you
 create a new file for an existing project outside the Workbench and want
 the file to appear in the Project Explorer view.</P>
 <DIV CLASS="Topic">
 <h3 CLASS="Head">Close Project</H3>
 <P CLASS="Para">The close project command is visible when an open
 project is selected. This command closes the selected project.</P>
 </DIV>
 <DIV CLASS="Topic">
 <h3 CLASS="Head">Close Unrelated Projects</H3>
 <P CLASS="Para">This command will close any project which are
 unrelated to the selected project.</P>
 </DIV>
 <H3>Open Project</H3>
 <P>The open project command is visible when a closed project is
 selected. This command opens the selected project.</P>
 <DIV CLASS="Topic">
 <h3 CLASS="Head">Team</H3>
 <p CLASS="Head">Menu items in the Team sub-menu are related to
 version control management and are determined by the version control
 management system that is associated with the project. Eclipse provides
 the special menu item<b> Share Project...</b> for projects that are not
 under version control management. This command will present a wizard
 that allows you to choose to share the project with any version control
 management systems that has been added to Eclipse. Eclipse ships with
 support for CVS.</p>
 </DIV>
 <DIV CLASS="Topic">
 <h3 CLASS="Head">Compare With</H3>

 <P CLASS="Para">Commands on the Compare With sub-menu allow you to
 do one of the following types of compares:</P>
 <UL CLASS="UnorderedList">
 	<LI CLASS="Item">Compare two or three selected resources with each
 	other</LI>
 	<LI CLASS="Item">Compare the selected resource with remote
 	versions (if the project is associated with a version control
 	management system).</LI>
 	<LI CLASS="Item">Compare the selected resource with a local
 	history state</LI>
 </UL>

 <P CLASS="Para">After you select the type of compare you want to do,
 you will either see a compare editor or a compare dialog. In the compare
 editor, you can browse and copy various changes between the compared
 resources.&nbsp; In the compare dialog, you can only browse through the
 changes.&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>

 </DIV>
 <DIV CLASS="Topic">
 <h3 CLASS="Head">Replace With</h3>
 <P CLASS="Para">Commands on the Replace With sub-menu allow you to
 replace the selected resource with another state from the local history.
 If the project is under version control management, there may be
 additional items supplied by the version control management system as
 well.</P>
 </DIV>
 <DIV CLASS="Topic">
 <h3 CLASS="Head">Properties</H3>
 <P CLASS="Para">This command displays the properties of the selected
 resource. The kinds of properties that are displayed depend on what type
 of resource is selected. Resource properties may include (but are not
 limited to):</P>
 <UL CLASS="UnorderedList">
 	<LI CLASS="Item">Path relative to the project in which it is held</LI>
 	<LI CLASS="Item">Type of resource</LI>
 	<LI CLASS="Item">Absolute file system path, or name of path
 	variable when using linked resources</LI>
 	<LI CLASS="Item">Resolved path variable when using a path variable
 	for a linked resource</LI>
 	<LI CLASS="Item">Size of resource</LI>
 	<LI CLASS="Item">Last modified date</LI>
 	<LI CLASS="Item">Read-only status</LI>
 	<LI CLASS="Item">Derived resource status</LI>
 	<LI CLASS="Item">Execution arguments, if it is an executable
 	resource</LI>
 	<LI CLASS="Item">Program launchers, if it is launchable</LI>
 	<LI CLASS="Item">Project dependencies, if any</LI>
 </UL>
 </DIV>

 <p><img border="0" src="../images/ngrelc.png" alt="Related concepts">
 <br>
 <a href="../concepts/concepts-26.htm">Team programming with CVS</a> <br>
 <A HREF="../concepts/concepts-29.htm">Three-way compare</A> <br>
 <a href="../concepts/concepts-13.htm">Linked resources</a></p>

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	<h1>Project Explorer view</H1>
	<P CLASS="Intro">This view provides a hierarchical view of the
	artifacts in the Workbench, which is customized by the specific
	configuration of your Workbench.</p>
	<P CLASS="Para">A typical Project Explorer with only the Java
	Development Tools (JDT) installed looks similar to the Package Explorer:</P>
	<P CLASS="Para"><img src="../images/Image275_project_explorer.png"
	alt="Project Explorer View" border="0"></P>
	<p CLASS="Head">To add the Project Explorer view to the current
	perspective, click <a class="command-link"
	href='javascript:executeCommand("org.eclipse.ui.views.showView(org.eclipse.ui.views.showView.viewId=org.eclipse.ui.navigator.ProjectExplorer)")'>
	<img src="PLUGINS_ROOT/org.eclipse.help/command_link.svg" alt="command link"> <b>Window
	> Show View > Other... > General > Project Explorer</b></a>.</p>
	<P CLASS="Para"> </P>
	<h2>Toolbar</h2>
	<DIV CLASS="Topic"></DIV>
	<H3>Collapse All</H3>
	<P>This command collapses the tree expansion state of all resources
	in the view.</P>
	<H3>Link with Editor</H3>
	<P>This command toggles whether the Project Explorer selection is
	linked to the active editor. When this option is selected, changing the
	active editor will automatically update the Project Explorer selection to the
	resource being edited.</P>
	<P><BR>
	</P>
	<H2>Menus</H2>
	<P>Click the black upside-down triangle icon to open a menu of items
	specific to the Project Explorer. Right-click inside the view to open a
	context menu. </P>
	<H3>Select Working Set</H3>
	<P>Opens the <B>Select Working Set</B> dialog to allow selecting a
	working set for the Project Explorer.</P>
	<H3>Deselect Working Set</H3>
	<P>Deselects the current working set.</P>
	<H3>Edit Active Working Set</H3>
	<P>Opens the <B>Edit Working Set</B> dialog to allow changing the
	current working set.</P>
	<DIV CLASS="Topic">
	<h3>Filters and Customization</h3>
	<P CLASS="Para">This command allows you to change the view for your
	specific needs. You may select pre-defined filters to apply to the view so that you
	can show or hide various artifacts as needed. The default filters
	available with the Java development tools (JDT) is shown below:</P>
	<P CLASS="Para"><img src="../images/Image276_available_filters.png"
	alt="Available Customizations > Filters dialog" border="0"></P>

	<P class="Para">You can also define your own filters based on the name
	of a resource. Full name or regular expressions are allowed.</P>
	<P CLASS="Para"><img src="../images/Image276_user_filters.png"
	alt="Available Customizations > User filters dialog" border="0"></P>
	</P>

	<P CLASS="Para">You may also choose the types of content for the view
	to show as well. The default content extensions available with the
	Java development tools (JDT) is shown below, but your specific extensions
	will be determined by your workbench configuration:</P>
	<P CLASS="Para"><img src="../images/Image276_available_content.png"
	alt="Available Customizations > Content dialog" border="0"></P>
	</DIV>
	<H3>Link with Editor</H3>
	<P>See the toolbar item description above.</P>
	<P><BR>
	In addition to these menu items, the Project Explorer menu shows a list of
	recently used working sets that have been selected in the view.</P>
	<P><BR>
	</P>
	<h2>Context menu</h2>
	<DIV CLASS="Topic">
	<h3 CLASS="Head">New</H3>
	<P CLASS="Para">This command allows you to create a new resource in
	the Workbench. Select the type of resource to create from the submenu.</P>
	</DIV>
	<DIV CLASS="Topic">
	<h3 CLASS="Head">Copy</H3>
	<P CLASS="Para">This command copies the selected resource to the
	clipboard.</P>
	</DIV>
	<H3>Paste</H3>
	<P>This command pastes resources on the clipboard into the selected
	project or folder. If a resource is selected the resources on the
	clipboard are pasted as siblings of the selected resource.</P>
	<h3 CLASS="Head">Delete</H3>
	<P CLASS="Para">This command deletes the selected resource from the
	workspace.</P>
	<DIV CLASS="Topic">
	<h3 CLASS="Head">Move</H3>
	<P CLASS="Para">This command moves the selected resource to another
	location. A dialog will appear, prompting for the destination location
	to which the resource will be moved.  </P>
	</DIV>
	<DIV CLASS="Topic">
	<h3 CLASS="Head">Rename</H3>
	<P CLASS="Para">This command allows you to specify a new name for
	the selected resource.</P>
	</DIV>
	<DIV CLASS="Topic">
	<h3 CLASS="Head">Import</H3>
	<P CLASS="Para">This command opens the import wizard and allows you
	to select resources to import into the Workbench.</P>
	</DIV>

	<DIV CLASS="Topic">
	<h3 CLASS="Head">Export</H3>
	<P CLASS="Para">This command opens the export wizard and allows you
	to export resources to an external location.</P>
	</DIV>

	<h3 CLASS="Head">Refresh</H3>
	<P CLASS="Para">This command refreshes the Workbench's view of the
	selected resource and its children. For example, this is used when you
	create a new file for an existing project outside the Workbench and want
	the file to appear in the Project Explorer view.</P>
	<DIV CLASS="Topic">
	<h3 CLASS="Head">Close Project</H3>
	<P CLASS="Para">The close project command is visible when an open
	project is selected. This command closes the selected project.</P>
	</DIV>
	<DIV CLASS="Topic">
	<h3 CLASS="Head">Close Unrelated Projects</H3>
	<P CLASS="Para">This command will close any project which are
	unrelated to the selected project.</P>
	</DIV>
	<H3>Open Project</H3>
	<P>The open project command is visible when a closed project is
	selected. This command opens the selected project.</P>
	<DIV CLASS="Topic">
	<h3 CLASS="Head">Team</H3>
	<p CLASS="Head">Menu items in the Team sub-menu are related to
	version control management and are determined by the version control
	management system that is associated with the project. Eclipse provides
	the special menu item<b> Share Project...</b> for projects that are not
	under version control management. This command will present a wizard
	that allows you to choose to share the project with any version control
	management systems that has been added to Eclipse. Eclipse ships with
	support for CVS.</p>
	</DIV>
	<DIV CLASS="Topic">
	<h3 CLASS="Head">Compare With</H3>

	<P CLASS="Para">Commands on the Compare With sub-menu allow you to
	do one of the following types of compares:</P>
	<UL CLASS="UnorderedList">
	<LI CLASS="Item">Compare two or three selected resources with each
	other</LI>
	<LI CLASS="Item">Compare the selected resource with remote
	versions (if the project is associated with a version control
	management system).</LI>
	<LI CLASS="Item">Compare the selected resource with a local
	history state</LI>
	</UL>

	<P CLASS="Para">After you select the type of compare you want to do,
	you will either see a compare editor or a compare dialog. In the compare
	editor, you can browse and copy various changes between the compared
	resources.  In the compare dialog, you can only browse through the
	changes.  </P>

	</DIV>
	<DIV CLASS="Topic">
	<h3 CLASS="Head">Replace With</h3>
	<P CLASS="Para">Commands on the Replace With sub-menu allow you to
	replace the selected resource with another state from the local history.
	If the project is under version control management, there may be
	additional items supplied by the version control management system as
	well.</P>
	</DIV>
	<DIV CLASS="Topic">
	<h3 CLASS="Head">Properties</H3>
	<P CLASS="Para">This command displays the properties of the selected
	resource. The kinds of properties that are displayed depend on what type
	of resource is selected. Resource properties may include (but are not
	limited to):</P>
	<UL CLASS="UnorderedList">
	<LI CLASS="Item">Path relative to the project in which it is held</LI>
	<LI CLASS="Item">Type of resource</LI>
	<LI CLASS="Item">Absolute file system path, or name of path
	variable when using linked resources</LI>
	<LI CLASS="Item">Resolved path variable when using a path variable
	for a linked resource</LI>
	<LI CLASS="Item">Size of resource</LI>
	<LI CLASS="Item">Last modified date</LI>
	<LI CLASS="Item">Read-only status</LI>
	<LI CLASS="Item">Derived resource status</LI>
	<LI CLASS="Item">Execution arguments, if it is an executable
	resource</LI>
	<LI CLASS="Item">Program launchers, if it is launchable</LI>
	<LI CLASS="Item">Project dependencies, if any</LI>
	</UL>
	</DIV>

	<p><img border="0" src="../images/ngrelc.png" alt="Related concepts">
	<br>
	<a href="../concepts/concepts-26.htm">Team programming with CVS</a> <br>
	<A HREF="../concepts/concepts-29.htm">Three-way compare</A> <br>
	<a href="../concepts/concepts-13.htm">Linked resources</a></p>

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	<a href="ref-25.htm">Compare editor</a></p>



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