<!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=iso-8859-1"> <title>Properties view</title> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../help.css"> <script language="JavaScript" src="PLUGINS_ROOT/org.eclipse.help/livehelp.js"></script> </head> <body> <h1 role="main">Properties view</h1> <p>The <img src="../images/command_link.png" alt="" > <a class="command-link" href='javascript:executeCommand("org.eclipse.ui.views.showView(org.eclipse.ui.views.showView.viewId=org.eclipse.ui.views.PropertySheet)")'>Properties</a> view displays property names and values for a selected item such as a resource. </p> <p><img src="../images/view_properties.png" alt="Properties View"></p> <p>Toolbar buttons allow you to toggle to display properties by category or to filter advanced properties. Another toolbar button allows you to restore the selected property to its default value.</p> <p>To see more detailed information about a resource than the Properties view gives you, right-click the resource name in the <a href="cdt_u_project_explorer_view.htm">Project Explorer</a> view and select Properties from the pop-up menu.</p> <h2>Properties view toolbar options</h2> <p>The table below lists the toolbar options displayed in the Properties view.</p> <p><table border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" bordercolor="#DDDDDD" width="600px" > <colgroup> <col width="5%" valign="top" > <col width="20%" valign="top" > <col width="75%" valign="top" > </colgroup> <tr> <th id="icon">Icon</th> <th id="name">Name</th> <th id="description">Description</th> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;" valign="top" headers="icon"><img src="../images/icon_pin.png" alt="Pin Icon"></td> <td valign="top" headers="name"><strong>Pin Properties View</strong></td> <td valign="top" headers="description">Forces the Properties view to remain on top of other views in the workbench area.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;" valign="top" headers="icon"><img src="../images/icon_menu.png" alt="Menu Icon"></td> <td valign="top" headers="name"><strong>View Menu</strong></td> <td valign="top" headers="description">Click the white upside-down triangle icon to open a menu of items specific to the Properties view.<br><br> <dl> <dt>New Properties View</dt> <dd>Create a new pane within the Properties view. Panes can be selected using the names that appear on the left edge.<br><br></dd> <dt>Pin to Selection</dt> <dd>Pin the current selection to remain within the viewable area of the Properties view.<br><br></dd> </dl></td> </tr> </table></p> <p><img src="../images/ngref.gif" ALT="Related references" width="143" height="21"> <br><a href="../reference/cdt_o_ref.htm">C/C++ Views</a></p> <hr > <p> <img src="../images/ng00_07.gif" ALT=" IBM Copyright Statement" > <br> <img src="../images/nokiaCopyright.png" ALT=" Nokia Copyright Statement" > </p> </bODY> </hTML>