Task List Window
The Task List window (known as the To Do window in previous versions of the
IDE) displays a unified list of things that you need to
resolve in your various files.
You can click on an entries in
the Task List window to jump to the line of the file where
the task needs to be resolved.
Task List window entries are created by some types of errors and by
the occurrence of specific character patterns in the file.
The following are some of the things that create task list entries:
- Code comments that contain the patterns TODO, XXX, or FIXME
- The pattern <<<<<<, which denotes merge conflicts in CVS and other
version control systems
- (For Java projects) Javadoc comments that contain the @todo keyword
- (For Java projects) lines where compiler errors are registered
You can do the following in the Task List window:
- Jump to a To Do task in the Source Editor.
- Sort and filter the list of To Do tasks displayed in the window.
- Create and modify To Do task filters.
To open the Task List window, choose Window > Task List (Ctrl-6) from the main menu.
The Task List displays found TODO tasks.
You can sort the list of tasks by clicking the column heading of the Task List.
The Task List toolbar enables you to modify and work with the displayed TODO tasks.
Task List Window Toolbar
The Task List window toolbar has the following buttons.
- Current File. When selected, the IDE scans the file that is
currently selected in the Source Editor and displays the To Do tasks found
in that file. When you open a new file in the editor, the file is scanned
and only the To Do tasks in that file are displayed.
- Main project and dependent projects. When selected, the
IDE scans all files open in the Source Editor and displays all
tasks in the open files. When you open a file in the editor, the file is
scanned and the tasks in that file are added to the list of displayed tasks.
- All opened projects.
- Filter. You can click the drop-down list on this button to set
a filter on the items to be displayed. You can also create and modify filters.
- Group Tasks By Category.
- See Also
- Options Window: To Do Settings
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