The Bookmarks →view displays bookmarks created by you. Use these bookmarks to go to the appropriate code.
If the Bookmarks view is not visible, you can add it to the current →perspective: Select Window – Show View – Other – General... – Bookmarks.
Components of Bookmarks
Columns in view
The following columns are visible within Bookmarks:e
Column Description displays the description of the bookmark.
Columns Resource and Path provide the name and location of the object containing the bookmark.
Column Location indicates the line number within the associated object.
If you need more information about the bookmarks, you can have other columns shown in the Bookmarks view:
Click
in toolbar of Bookmarks and select Configure Columns...
In the dialog, show the hidden columns.
Context menu and toolbar for view
Right-clicking inside the view opens a context menu. Moreover, the view provides a toolbar with buttons. The context menu as well as the buttons allows you to perform actions. See the following section for a list of possible actions.
Actions for Bookmarks
Changing description of the bookmark
Sorting bookmarks
Bookmarks can be sorted by Description, Resource, Path or Location in ascending or descending order:
Click the column header that you want the sorting to be based on.
Result:
in the column header indicates the descending order,
indicates the ascending order.
If you need to activate the other order type: Click on the column header again.
Alternative:
Click
in toolbar of Bookmarks, select Sort by and one of the provided commands.
If you need to activate the other order type: Click
in toolbar of Bookmarks, select Sort by and Ascending.
Configuring/filtering the contents
You can filter the contents of Bookmarks to view only certain bookmarks:
Click
in toolbar of Bookmarks and select Configure Contents...
In the dialog, add multiple filters and enable or disable them as required.
Filters can either be additive (any bookmark will be shown, if it satisfies at least one of the enabled filters will be shown) or exclusive (only bookmarks will be shown, if they satisfy all of the enabled filters).
Viewing bookmark details
Select Properties from the context menu of the bookmark.
In the dialog, view the full details of the bookmark (e.g. description, creation time).
Standard actions: copying, deleting, selecting all
The Bookmarks view provides you with the following standard actions:
Copying the selected bookmarks to the clipboard: Select Copy from the context menu of the bookmark.
Deleting the selected bookmarks: Select Delete from the context menu of the bookmark.
Selecting all of the content: Select Select All from the context menu.