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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.png"> <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 Navigator view selection is
linked to the active editor. When this option is selected, changing the
active editor will automatically update the Navigator 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 Navigator view. 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 Navigator view.</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>Customize View</h3>
<P CLASS="Para">This command allows you to change the view for your
specific needs. You may select 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 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 Navigator view 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 Navigator 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>

<p><img border="0" src="../images/ngrelr.png"
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<a href="ref-25.htm">Compare editor</a></p>



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