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< h1 > Perspectives available to C/C++ developers< / h1 >
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< p > A perspective is a layout of < a href = "cdt_c_views.htm" > views< / a > (development tools) in the Workbench window.
Each type of perspective is a combination of views, menus, and toolbars that enable you to perform a particular task.
For example, the C/C++ perspective has views that are organized to help you develop C/C++ programs;
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the < strong > Debug< / strong > perspective has views that enable you to debug those programs.
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< p > To Open the C/C++ perspective, select < strong > Window > Open Perspective > Other...< / strong > and select < strong > C/C++< / strong > .< / p >
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< strong > Selecting / Opening Views:< / strong >
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< li > You can add views to a perspective. From the menu bar choose < strong > Window > Show View > Other< / strong > and select a new view from the < strong > Show View< / strong > dialog.< / li >
< li > To reset the current perspective to its original layout, from the menu bar choose < strong > Window > Reset Perspective< / strong > .< / li >
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< p > The C/C++ development tools contribute the following perspectives to the workbench:
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< h2 > C/C++ perspective views< / h2 >
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< p > This perspective is tuned for working with C/C++ projects.
By default it consists of an editor area and the following views:
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< li > < a href = "../reference/cdt_u_cproj_view.htm" > Project Explorer< / a > < / li >
< li > < a href = "../reference/cdt_u_console_view.htm" > Console< / a > < / li >
< li > < a href = "../reference/cdt_u_properties.htm" > Properties< / a > < / li >
< li > < a href = "../reference/cdt_u_problems_view.htm" > Problems< / a > < / li >
< li > < a href = "../reference/cdt_u_make_targets_view.htm" > Make Targets< / a > < / li >
< li > < a href = "../reference/cdt_u_outline_view.htm" > Outline< / a > < / li >
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< li > Tasks< / li >
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< p > There a several additional views that may be useful during a debug session. You can add them by clicking < strong > Window > Show View > C/C++< / strong > to show them in the C/C++ perspective.< / p >
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< h2 > Debug perspective views< / h2 >
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< p > This perspective is tuned for debugging your C/C++ program.
By default it includes an editor area and the following views:
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< li > < a href = "../reference/cdt_u_dbg_view.htm" > Debug< / a > < / li >
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< li > Variables< / li >
< li > Breakpoints< / li >
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< li > < a href = "../reference/cdt_u_outline_view.htm" > Outline< / a > < / li >
< li > < a href = "../reference/cdt_u_console_view.htm" > Console< / a > < / li >
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< li > Tasks< / li >
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< li > < a href = "../reference/cdt_u_problems_view.htm" > Problems< / a > < / li >
< li > < a href = "../reference/cdt_u_view_executables.htm" > Executables< / a > < / li >
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< p > There a several additional views that may be useful during a debug session. You can add them by clicking < strong > Window > Show View > Debug< / strong > to show them in the Debug perspective.< / p >
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< h3 > Other Perspectives< / h3 >
< p > In addition to the perspectives named above and the
< span class = "guilabel" > Resource< / span > perspective (which you see when you first start Eclipse),
Eclipse also has perspectives that are tuned to other types of development:
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< li > Java< / li >
< li > Java Browsing< / li >
< li > Plug-in Development.< / li >
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< li > CVS Repository Exploring< / li >
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