<!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>C/C++ Indexer</title> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../help.css"> </head> <body> <h1>C/C++ Indexer</h1> <p>The C/C++ indexer uses the parser to create a database of your source and header files that provides the basis for C/C++ search, navigation features and parts of content assist.</p> <p>The indexer runs on a background thread and reacts to resource change events such as: </p> <ul> <li>C/C++ project creation/deletion</li> <li>Source files creation/deletion</li> <li>File imports</li> <li>Source file content changes</li> </ul> <p>It is possible to customize the behavior of the indexer through the use of source folders or even turn it off completely. This customizable behavior is available on a per-project basis (i.e. it is possible to have different indexer settings for each project in your workspace). <br> </p> <p>CDT supports the contribution of additional indexers, with 2 indexers being provided with the default CDT release:<br> </p> <ul> <li>Fast C/C++ Indexer : provides fastest indexing capabilities - both declarations and cross reference information. This is the recommended indexer.<br> </li> <li>Full C/C++ Indexer : provides even more accurate indexing capabilities at the cost of performance - both declarations and cross reference information.<br> </li> </ul> <p><img border="0" src="../images/ngconcepts.gif" alt="Related concepts" width="143" height="21"> <br> <a href="cdt_c_search.htm">C/C++ search</a><br> <a href="cdt_c_indexer_prog_bar.htm">C/C++ Indexer Progress Bar</a></p> <p><img border="0" src="../images/ngtasks.gif" alt="Related tasks" width="143" height="21"><br> <a href="../tasks/cdt_t_sel_search.htm">Selection Searching for C/C++ elements</a><br> <a href="../tasks/cdt_t_set_src_fold.htm">Setting Source Folders</a><br> </p> <p><img border="0" src="../images/ngref.gif" alt="Related reference" width="143" height="21"> <br> <a href="../reference/cdt_u_search.htm">C/C++ search page, Search dialog box</a> <br> <a href="../reference/cdt_u_prop_general_idx.htm">C/C++ Project Properties, Indexer</a> </p> <p> </p> <img src="../images/ng00_07.gif" alt="IBM Copyright Statement" style="width: 324px; height: 14px;"> </body> </html>