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Rich Ramos
Rich Ramos

Reputation: 191

Why does eclipse hide private members in outline view of Java?

I'm doing android development using eclipse version 3.7.1 (Indigo) with Android's ADT version 16.0.1. I've also loaded Android source files into my SDK so that I can browse through the source. I'm finding that when I open an android file in the editor the outline view doesn't show any of the private members that are in the source file. I don't understand the connection mechanism between the ".class" file (embedded in a jar file) and the ".java" source files but the editor claims to be showing me the VideoView.class file (for example) even though I also have the VideoView.java file in my SDK.

Also, I don't have any of the filtering/hiding buttons selected in the outline view and there are no @* directives in the source. Is there some preference at play here?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 807

Answers (2)

user988346
user988346

Reputation: 1888

android.jar is stripped down to just it's public API. Things marked private and things with the @hide javadoc tag are gone. Eclipse doesn't know about them. If you remove the source attachment you won't see them either.

Upvotes: 1

Russell Zahniser
Russell Zahniser

Reputation: 16364

There is a preference that hides non-public members - it's controlled by the button in the Outline tolbar that looks like a green dot. Toggling it might fix the problem.

Upvotes: 3

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