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10 <h1>C/C++ Indexer</h1> |
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11 <p>The C/C++ indexer uses the parser to create a database of your |
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12 source and header files that provides the basis for C/C++ search, |
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13 navigation features and parts of content assist.</p> |
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14 <p>The indexer runs on a background thread and reacts to resource |
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15 change events such as: |
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17 <ul> |
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18 <li>C/C++ project creation/deletion</li> |
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19 <li>Source files creation/deletion</li> |
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20 <li>File imports</li> |
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21 <li>Source file content changes</li> |
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23 <p>It is possible to customize the behavior of the indexer through the |
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24 use of source folders or even turn it off completely. This customizable |
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25 behavior is available on a per-project basis (i.e. it is possible to |
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26 have different indexer settings for each project in your workspace). <br> |
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28 <p>CDT supports the contribution of additional indexers, with 2 |
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29 indexers being provided with the default CDT release:<br> |
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31 <ul> |
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32 <li>Fast C/C++ Indexer : provides fastest indexing capabilities - both |
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33 declarations and cross reference information. This is the recommended indexer.<br> |
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34 </li> |
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35 <li>Full C/C++ Indexer : provides even more accurate indexing capabilities at the cost of performance - both |
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36 declarations and cross reference information.<br> |
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37 </li> |
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39 <p><img border="0" src="../images/ngconcepts.gif" alt="Related concepts" |
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40 width="143" height="21"> <br> |
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41 <a href="cdt_c_search.htm">C/C++ search</a><br> |
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42 <a href="cdt_c_indexer_open_close.htm">C/C++ Indexer Opening or Closing |
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43 a project</a><br> |
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44 <a href="cdt_c_indexer_prog_bar.htm">C/C++ Indexer Progress Bar</a></p> |
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45 <p><img border="0" src="../images/ngtasks.gif" alt="Related tasks" |
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47 <a href="../tasks/cdt_t_sel_search.htm">Selection Searching for C/C++ |
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48 elements</a><br> |
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50 href="../tasks/cdt_t_set_src_fold.htm">Setting Source Folders</a><br> |
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54 <br> |
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55 <a href="../reference/cdt_u_search.htm">C/C++ search page, Search |
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56 dialog box</a> |
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57 <br> |
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58 <a href="../reference/cdt_u_prop_general_idx.htm">C/C++ Project Properties, Indexer</a> |
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