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In the \uicontrol Edit and \uicontrol Design mode, you can use the sidebars to browse the project contents. \image qtcreator-sidebar.png You can select the contents of the sidebars in the sidebar menu (1): \list \li \uicontrol Projects shows a list of projects open in the current session and the project files needed by the build system. \li \uicontrol{Open Documents} shows currently open files. \if defined(qtcreator) \li \uicontrol Bookmarks shows all bookmarks for the current session. \endif \li \uicontrol{File System} shows all files in the currently selected directory. \li \uicontrol {Git Branches} shows the local and remote brances for the project in the Git version control system. For more information, see \l{Working with Branches}. \li \uicontrol Outline shows an overview of defined types and other symbols, as well as their properties and hierarchy in a source file. \endlist \if defined(qtcreator) The following views display additional information about C++ code: \list \li \uicontrol {Class View} shows the class hierarchy of the currently open projects. \li \uicontrol Tests lists autotests and Qt Quick tests in the project. For more information, see \l {Running Autotests}. \li \uicontrol {Type Hierarchy} shows the base classes of a class. \li \uicontrol {Include Hierarchy} shows which files are included in the current file and which files include the current file. \endlist \endif For more information about the sidebar views that are only available when editing QML files in the Design mode, see \l{Editing QML Files in Design Mode}. You can change the view of the sidebars in the following ways: \list \li To toggle the left sidebar, click \inlineimage leftsidebaricon.png (\uicontrol {Hide Left Sidebar/Show Left Sidebar}) or press \key Alt+0 (\key Cmd+0 on \macos). To toggle the right sidebar, click \inlineimage rightsidebaricon.png (\uicontrol {Hide Right Sidebar/Show Right Sidebar}) or press \key Alt+Shift+0 (\key Cmd+Shift+0 on \macos). \li To split a sidebar, click \inlineimage splitbutton_horizontal.png (\uicontrol {Split}). Select new content to view in the split view. \li To close a sidebar view, click \inlineimage splitbutton_closetop.png (\uicontrol {Close}). \endlist The additional options in each view are described in the following sections. In some views, right-clicking opens a context menu that contains functions for managing the objects listed in the view. \section1 Viewing Project Files The sidebar displays projects in a project tree. The project tree contains a list of all projects open in the current session. For each project, the tree visualizes the build system structure of the project and lists all files that are part of the project. \if defined(qtcreator) Some build systems support adding and removing files to a project in \QC (currently qmake and Qbs). The faithful display of the project structure allows to specify exactly where a new file should be placed in the build system. \endif \if defined(qtcreator) If the project is under version control, information from the version control system might be displayed in brackets after the project name. This is currently implemented for Git (the branch name or a tag is displayed) and ClearCase (the view name is displayed). \else If the project is under Git version control, the currently checked out branch or tag is displayed in brackets after the project name. \endif You can use the project tree in the following ways: \list \li To open files that belong to a project, double-click them in the project tree. Files open in the appropriate editor, according to the file type. For example, code source files open in the code editor. \li To bring up a context menu containing the actions most commonly needed, right-click an item in the project tree. For example, through the menu of the project root directory you can, among other actions, run and close the project. \li To hide the categories and sort project files alphabetically, click \inlineimage filtericon.png (\uicontrol {Filter Tree}) and select \uicontrol{Simplify Tree}. \li To hide source files which are automatically generated by the build system, select \uicontrol {Filter Tree > Hide Generated Files}. \li To hide directories that do not contain any files, select \uicontrol {Filter Tree} > \uicontrol {Hide Empty Directories}. \li To stop synchronizing the position in the project tree with the file currently opened in the editor, deselect \inlineimage linkicon.png (\uicontrol {Synchronize with Editor}). You can specify a keyboard shortcut to use when synchronization is needed. Select \uicontrol Tools > \uicontrol Options > \uicontrol Environment > \uicontrol Keyboard, and then search for \uicontrol {Show in Explorer}. \li To see the absolute path of a file, move the mouse pointer over the file name. \li To move files from one project to another, drag-and-drop them in the project tree. \QC makes the necessary changes to project configuration files. \endlist \if defined(qtcreator) Files that are not sources or data can be still included into a project's distribution tarball by adding their paths to the \c DISTFILES variable in the .pro file. This way they also become known to \QC, so that they are visible in the \uicontrol Projects view and are known to the locator and search. \endif The \uicontrol Projects view contains context menus for managing projects, subprojects, folders, and files. The following functions are available for managing projects and subprojects: \list \li Set a project as the active project. \li Execute the \uicontrol Build menu commands. \li Create new files. For more information, see \l{Adding Files to Projects}. \if defined(qtcreator) \li Add existing files and directories. \li Add libraries. For more information, see \l{Adding Libraries to Projects}. \li Add and remove subprojects. \endif \li Search from the selected directory. \li Expand or collapse the tree view to show or hide all files and folders. \li Close all files in a project. \li Close projects. By default, all files in the project are also closed. To keep them open, deselect the \uicontrol Tools > \uicontrol Options > \uicontrol {Build & Run} > \uicontrol General > \uicontrol {Close source files along with project} check box. \endlist For managing files and directories, the same functions are available as in the \uicontrol {File System} view. In addition, you can remove and rename files, as well as compare the selected file with the currently open file in the diff editor. For more information, see \l{Comparing Files}. \section1 Viewing the File System If you cannot see a file in the \uicontrol Projects view, switch to the \uicontrol {File System} view, which shows all the files in the file system. \image qtcreator-filesystem-view.png By default, the contents of the directory that contains the file currently active in the editor are displayed. To stop the synchronization, delesect the \uicontrol {Synchronize Root Directory with Editor} button. The path to the active file is displayed as bread crumbs. You can move to any directory along the path by clicking it. To hide the bread crumbs, select \inlineimage filtericon.png (\uicontrol Options) and then deselect the \uicontrol {Show Bread Crumbs} check box. To move to the root directory of the file system, select \uicontrol Computer in the menu (1). Select \uicontrol Home to move to the user's home directory. Further, you can select a project to move to an open project or \uicontrol Projects to open the \uicontrol Projects view. By default, folders are separated from files and listed first in the view. To list all items in alphabetic order, select \uicontrol Options and then deselect the \uicontrol {Show Folders on Top} check box. To also show hidden files, select \uicontrol Options > \uicontrol {Show Hidden Files}. To stop the synchronization with the file currently opened in the editor, deselect \uicontrol {Synchronize with Editor}. Use the context menu functions to: \list \li Open files with the default editor or some other editor. \li Open a project located in the selected directory. \li Show the file or directory in the file explorer. \li Open a terminal window in the selected directory or in the directory that contains the file. To specify the terminal to use on Linux and \macos, select \uicontrol Tools > \uicontrol Options > \uicontrol Environment > \uicontrol System. \li Search from the selected directory. \li View file properties, such as MIME type, default editor, and size. \li Create new files. For more information, see \l{Adding Files to Projects}. \li Rename or remove existing files. \li Create new folders. \li Compare the selected file with the currently open file in the diff editor. For more information, see \l{Comparing Files}. \li Display the contents of a particular directory in the view. \li Collapse all open folders. \endlist \section1 Viewing Open Documents To see a list of open documents, switch to the \uicontrol {Open Documents} view. You can use the context-menu to perform some of the functions also available in the \uicontrol File menu and in the context menu in the \uicontrol {File System} view. In addition, you can: \list \li Copy the full path of the file or just the filename to the clipboard. \li Pin files to ensure they stay at the top of the list and are not closed when \uicontrol {Close All} is used. \endlist \section1 Viewing Defined Types and Symbols The \uicontrol Outline view shows an overview of defined types and other symbols, as well as their properties and hierarchy in a source file. \list \li To see a complete list of all bindings, select \uicontrol {Filter Tree} > \uicontrol {Show All Bindings}. \li To stop the synchronization with the type or symbol selected in the editor, deselect \uicontrol {Synchronize with Editor}. \endlist \section1 Viewing the Class Hierarchy The \uicontrol {Class View} shows the class hierarchy of the currently open projects. To organize the view by subprojects, click \inlineimage qtcreator-show-subprojects.png (\uicontrol {Show Subprojects}). To visit all parts of a namespace, double-click on the namespace item multiple times. \section1 Viewing Type Hierarchy To view the base classes of a class, right-click the class and select \uicontrol {Open Type Hierarchy} or press \key {Ctrl+Shift+T}. \section1 Viewing Include Hierarchy To view which files are included in the current file and which files include the current file, right-click in the editor and select \uicontrol {Open Include Hierarchy} or press \key {Ctrl+Shift+I}. To keep the view synchronized with the file currently opened in the editor, select \uicontrol {Synchronize with Editor}. */