Type Selection Dialog

Type selection dialogs allow you to browse the workbench for a type.

The behavior of the Open Type dialog can be further customized using the dialog menu:

Type selection options

Option

Description

Default

Show Status Line When selected, the Open Type dialog shows an additional bar at the bottom of the dialog which displays the package and containing JRE of the selected type Show status line
Working Set actions The search scope can be restricted by selecting one or more working sets or the global Window Working Set. Show all types in the workspace.
Type Filters... Types are hidden if they match the global Java type filters. Show all types in the workspace.

Related tasks

Opening an editor on a type

Related reference

Working sets
Type filters
Open type
Navigate actions