<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN"> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Language" content="en-us"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> <title>Outline view</title> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../help.css"> </head> <body> <h1>Outline view </h1> <p>The Outline view displays an outline of a structured C/C++ file that is currently open in the editor area, by listing the structural elements. </p> <img src="../images/outlineView.png" alt="Editor View highlighting corresponding element in the Outline View"></li> <p>The Outline view shows the following elements in the source file in the order in which they occur:</p> <ul> <li>Class</li> <li>Namespace</li> <li>Include</li> <li>Enum</li> <li>Enumerator</li> <li>Field private</li> <li>Field protected</li> <li>Field public</li> <li>Include</li> <li>Method private</li> <li>Method protected</li> <li>Method public</li> <li>Struct</li> <li>Typedef</li> <li>Union</li> <li>Variable</li> <li>Function</li> <li>Macro Definition</li> </ul> <p>You can also sort the list alphabetically. When you select an element in the Outline view, the C/C++ editor highlights both the selected item and the marker bar (left margin). For example, to move to the start of main() in the C/C++ editor, click <samp>main()</samp> in the Outline view.</p> <p>For more information about the marker bar, see <strong>Workbench User Guide > Reference > User interface information > Views and editors > Editor area</strong>.</p> <h2>Filtering the Outline View</h2> <p>You can filter the Outline view by choosing to display or hide the following items:</p> <ul> <li>Fields</li> <li>Static members</li> <li>Non-public members</li> </ul> <p>You can select an element in the Outline view, and perform the following actions:</p> <ul> <li>Open the C/C++ Search window box. The Search string box is populated and the element type is selected.</li> <li>Complete a text-based search, of a workspace or a specified working set for the selected element.</li> <li>Open a selected .h file in the editor.</li> <li>Rename Refactor</li> </ul> <h2>Icons</h2> <p><table border="1" > <tr> <td><img src="../images/outlineView-hideFields.png" border="0" width="22" height="22" alt="Hide Fields Button"></td> <td>Hide Fields </td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="../images/outlineView-hideStaticMembers.png" border="0" width="22" height="22" alt="Hide Static Members Button"></td> <td>Hide Static Members </td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="../images/outlineView-hideNon-PublicMembers.png" border="0" width="22" height="22" alt="Hide Non Public Members Button"></td> <td>Hide Non-Public Members </td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="../images/outlineView-Sort.png" border="0" width="22" height="22" alt="Sort Button"></td> <td>Sort </td> </tr> </table></p> <p>For more information about the Eclipse workbench, see <strong>Workbench User Guide > Tasks > Upgrading Eclipse</strong>.</p> <p>For more information about Working sets, see <strong>Workbench User Guide > Concepts > Working sets</strong>.</p> </ul> <p><img border="0" src="../images/ngconcepts.gif" ALT="Related concepts" width="143" height="21"> <br> <a href="cdt_c_comments.htm">Comments</a><br> <a href="cdt_c_content_assist.htm">Content Assist and code completion</a><br> <a href="cdt_c_search.htm">C/C++ search</a><br> <a href="cdt_c_open_declarations.htm">Open Declaration</a><br> </p> <p><img border="0" src="../images/ngtasks.gif" ALT="Related tasks" width="143" height="21"> <br> <a href="../tasks/cdt_t_show_proj_files.htm">Displaying C/C++ file components in the Project Explorer view</a><br> <a href="../tasks/cdt_t_search.htm">Searching for C/C++ elements</a></p> <p><img border="0" src="../images/ngref.gif" ALT="Related reference" width="143" height="21"> <br> <a href="../reference/cdt_u_outline_view.htm">Outline view</a><br> </p> <img src="../images/ng00_07.gif" ALT="IBM Copyright Statement" > </body> </html>