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<html lang="en">
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  <title>C/C++ Indexer</title>
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  <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../help.css">
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<h1>C/C++ Indexer</h1>
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<p>The C/C++ indexer uses the parser to create a database of your
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source and header files that provides the basis for C/C++ search,
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navigation features and parts of content assist.</p>
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<p>The indexer runs on a background thread and reacts to resource
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change events such as:
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</p>
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<ul>
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  <li>C/C++ project creation/deletion</li>
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  <li>Source files creation/deletion</li>
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  <li>File imports</li>
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  <li>Source file content changes</li>
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</ul>
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<p>It is possible to customize the behavior of the indexer through the
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use of source folders or even turn it off completely. This customizable
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behavior is available on a per-project basis (i.e. it is possible to
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have different indexer settings for each project in your workspace). <br>
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</p>
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<p>CDT supports the contribution of additional indexers, with 2
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indexers being provided with the default CDT release:<br>
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</p>
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<ul>
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  <li>Fast C/C++ Indexer : provides fastest indexing capabilities - both
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declarations and cross reference information. This is the recommended indexer.<br>
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  </li>
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  <li>Full C/C++ Indexer : provides even more accurate indexing capabilities at the cost of performance - both
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declarations and cross reference information.<br>
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  </li>
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</ul>
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<p><img border="0" src="../images/ngconcepts.gif" alt="Related concepts"
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<a href="cdt_c_search.htm">C/C++ search</a><br>
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<a href="cdt_c_indexer_open_close.htm">C/C++ Indexer Opening or Closing
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a project</a><br>
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<a href="cdt_c_indexer_prog_bar.htm">C/C++ Indexer Progress Bar</a></p>
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<p><img border="0" src="../images/ngtasks.gif" alt="Related tasks"
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<a href="../tasks/cdt_t_sel_search.htm">Selection Searching for C/C++
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elements</a><br>
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<a
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 href="../tasks/cdt_t_set_src_fold.htm">Setting Source Folders</a><br>
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<p><img border="0" src="../images/ngref.gif" alt="Related reference"
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<br>
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<a href="../reference/cdt_u_search.htm">C/C++ search page, Search
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dialog box</a>
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<br>
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<a href="../reference/cdt_u_prop_general_idx.htm">C/C++ Project Properties, Indexer</a>
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