<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd"> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Language" content="en-us"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <title>Views in the C/C++ perspective</title> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../help.css"> </head> <body> <div role="main"> <h1>C/C++ Views</h1> <p>The C/C++ views are panels that help you perform the tasks involved in managing C/C++ programs. These views can be added to the <a href="cdt_c_perspectives.htm">perspective</a> for your Eclipse window. </p> <strong>Changing Views:</strong> <ul> <li>You can add views to a perspective. From the menu bar choose <strong>Window > Show View</strong> and select a new view from one of the categories of views in the Show View dialog.</li> <li>To reset the current perspective to its original layout, from the menu bar choose <strong>Window > Reset Perspective</strong>.</li> </ul> <p>The following views are commonly used in the <strong>C/C++</strong> perspective:</p> <dl> <dt>Project Explorer</dt><dd>Shows all of the file system's files under your workspace directory.</dd> <dt>Console</dt><dd>Displays your program's output, as well as the output from your build tools.</dd> <dt>Editor</dt><dd>The C/C++ editor view provides specialized features for editing C/C++ related files.</dd> <dt>Outline</dt><dd>Displays the structure of the file currently open in an editor.</dd> <dt>Problems</dt> <dd>If you encounter any errors during a build they will be displayed in the Problems view.</dd> <dt>Properties</dt><dd>Shows the attributes of the item currently selected in a view or an editor.</dd> <dt>Tasks</dt><dd>Lists tasks that want to keep track of, either as a schedule of things to do or a history of things that have been done.</dd> </dl> <p><img src="../images/ngconcepts.gif" ALT="Related concepts" width="143" height="21"> <br><a href="cdt_c_over_cdt.htm">CDT Overview</a> <br><a href="cdt_c_perspectives.htm">Perspectives</a> </p> <p><img src="../images/ngref.gif" ALT="Related reference" width="143" height="21"> <br><a href="../reference/cdt_o_views.htm">Views</a> </p> <p> <img src="../images/rh03_04.gif" ALT="Red Hat Copyright Statement"><br> <img src="../images/ng00_07.gif" ALT=" IBM Copyright Statement" > </p> </div> </body> </html>