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| <p class="style1">Error Log View</p> |
| <p>The <strong>Error Log</strong> view captures all the warnings and |
| errors logged by plug-ins. The underlying log file is a <em>.log</em> |
| file stored in the <em>.metadata</em> subdirectory of the workspace. The<strong> |
| </strong>view is available under <a class="command-link" |
| href='javascript:executeCommand("org.eclipse.ui.views.showView(org.eclipse.ui.views.showView.viewId=org.eclipse.pde.runtime.LogView)")'> |
| <img src="PLUGINS_ROOT/org.eclipse.help/command_link.png"> <strong>Window |
| > Show View > Error Log</strong> </a>.</p> |
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| <p class="style2">Event Sorting</p> |
| <p>Events in the log view can be sorted by <strong>Message</strong>, |
| <strong>Plug-in ID</strong> or <strong>Date</strong> in ascending or |
| descending order. Simply click on the column header that you want the |
| sorting to be based on. The down arrow in the column header indicates |
| descending order; while, the up arrow indicates an ascending order.</p> |
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| <p class="style2">Event Filtering</p> |
| <p>You can filter the view to show events of a particular type or |
| session. Also, you can limit the number of entries in the view. |
| Filtering options are available under <strong>Filters...</strong> from |
| the view's toolbar drop down menu.</p> |
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| <p class="style2">Import and Export Logs</p> |
| <p>To <strong>import</strong> an arbitrary <em>.log</em> file into |
| the view, press the <strong>Import Log</strong> toolbar button or select |
| <strong>Import Log...</strong> from the context menu. Then, choose a <em>.log</em> |
| file from the file system.</p> |
| <p>To <strong>export</strong> the current log view content into a |
| file, press the <strong>Export Log</strong> toolbar button or select <strong>Export |
| Log...</strong> from the context menu. Then, enter a file name.</p> |
| <p> </p> |
| <p class="style2">Clear and Delete Logs</p> |
| <p>To <strong>clear</strong> the view log content without deleting |
| the underlying <em>.log</em> file, press the <strong>Clear Log</strong> |
| toolbar button or select <strong>Clear Log Viewer</strong> from the |
| context menu.</p> |
| <p>To permanently <strong>delete</strong> the underlying <em>.log</em> |
| file, press the <strong>Delete Log</strong> toolbar button or select <strong>Delete |
| Log</strong> from the context menu.</p> |
| <p> </p> |
| <p class="style2">Event Details</p> |
| <p>Full details about a particular event can be viewed in the <strong>Event |
| Details</strong> dialog by double-clicking on a particular entry or selecting <strong>Event |
| Details</strong> from the context menu of that entry. You can view the <strong>Date</strong>, |
| <strong>Severity</strong>, <strong>Message</strong>, <strong>Exception |
| Stack Trace</strong> (if available) and <strong>Session Data</strong> of each |
| event.</p> |
| <p>You can navigate from one entry to the next via the <strong>Up</strong> |
| and <strong>Down</strong> arrow buttons.</p> |
| <p>To copy the error to the clipboard, press the button with the |
| clipboard image.</p> |
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