About the navigator area

Use the navigator area in the main window for quick access to the different parts of your project.

Clicking a button in the navigator bar shows different parts of your project in the content area. The different navigators are:

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Navigator

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Project navigator

Add, delete, and group files, and open files in the editor.

Source Control navigator

View your source control working copies, branches, commits, tags, and remote repositories.

Symbol navigator

Browse the symbols in your project or a specified scope.

Find navigator

Find any string in your project and frameworks.

Issue navigator

Display issues found when opening, analyzing, and building your project.

Test navigator

Create, manage, and run unit tests, and also review their status.

Debug navigator

Examine running threads and stack information.

Breakpoint navigator

Add, delete, and edit breakpoints.

Report navigator

View the history of building, running, and debugging your project, and of source control tasks.

Type text into the filter bar to show only only the information you need.

See alsoFind and replace content in a projectNavigate the classes, functions, and other symbolsView and address issuesNavigate and manage breakpointsExamine threads and stacks in the Debug navigatorLocate and manage items in a project or workspaceView and filter logs and reportsRun UI tests and unit testsAbout the main windowAbout the toolbarAbout the editor areaAbout the inspector area