Markers
Markers are objects that may be associated with Workbench resources.
There are many uses of markers in the Workbench. The three main uses of
markers in the Workbench are:
Markers are shown in a marker view (Tasks, Problems or Bookmark
view) or on the marker bar in the editor area.
The following sections give more detail on each of these marker
types.
Tasks
A task marker represents a work item. There are two kinds of
tasks:
- Automatically-generated information associated with the
resource
- User specified tasks that may or may not be associated with
a resource
Both of these task types appear in the Tasks view.
Problems
Problem markers represent invalid states and are
categorized as follows..
-
Errors: Error markers are often used
to indicate the source location of syntax or compilation errors.
-
Warnings: Warning markers indicate
the source location of, for example, compilation warnings.
-
Information: Information markers indicate
the source location of information only tasks.
Problems are shown in the Problems view.
Bookmarks
Bookmarks place an anchor either at a specific line
in a resource or on the resource itself. They are shown in the Bookmarks view.
Bookmarks
Tasks view
Problems view
Creating a bookmark within a file
Creating a bookmark for an entire file
