The SHOW_EMPTY_LISTS preference. Value is "SHOW_EMPTY_LISTS".
The default value is true.
This may be used in the product's plug-in initialization.
Example:
org.eclipse.rse.ui/SHOW_EMPTY_LISTS=false
To use this preference in code do the following:
Preferences store = RSEUIPlugin.getDefault().getPluginPreferences();
boolean showLists = store.getBoolean(ISystemPreferencesConstants.SHOW_EMPTY_LISTS);