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<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 corrisponding 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 <b>Workbench User Guide &gt; Reference &gt; User interface 
information &gt; Views and editors &gt; Editor area</b>.</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 <b>Workbench User Guide &gt; Tasks &gt; Upgrading Eclipse</b>.</p>
<p>For more information about Working sets, see <b>Workbench User Guide &gt; Concepts &gt; Working sets</b>.</p>
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