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Asked: 2026-06-09T01:46:48+00:00

We have some class files with globs of redundant code. I’ve been looking for

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We have some class files with globs of redundant code. I’ve been looking for a view in Eclipse which allows you to limit your editor to just a single method, similar to Module View button in VB6, for those of you who know what I mean. The need for this is to make it easier to search for a string and have the search limited to only the code within the method I care about. (It’s also a nice feature for editing large globs of code, to make sure I am not accidentally adding the code to a different large method with redundant code.)

I thought the Declaration View would do this, but this view neither allows search nor editing. This leads to a 2-part question:

a. This there any view in Eclipse that can be used as described above?

b. Given Declaration View’s limitations, what is it useful for? (The only link I found directly Declaration View Hands On Eclipse didn’t make much sense to me.)

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  1. Editorial Team

    a) Go to Window > Preferences > Java > Editor and select Show only selected Java element.

    I believe that’s what you want 🙂 This way you can use the Outline View to navigate throughout the members of the class.

    b) The Declaration View is just a quick reference about:

    • The line you declared the variable, if your cursor is at one.
    • The code of the Type/Method/Annotation/etc., if your cursor is at one of them
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