Eclipse IDE Navigator custom resource file filters

29.03.2006 · Eclipse IDE, Tools and Productivity


If you need some custom filters, here's the solution: Locate eclipse\plugins\org.eclipse.ui.ide_3.1.0.jar (you can have different version, though), there you can find file named plugin.xml. Look for tag, then add your filters: Use selected="true" if you want custom resource file filter be enabled by default. Example file for hiding most types of backup files: 
<extension
    point="org.eclipse.ui.ide.resourceFilters">
    <filter pattern=".*"  selected="true" />
    <filter pattern="~*" selected="true" />
    <filter pattern="*.bak" selected="true" />
    <filter pattern="*~*" selected="true" />
    <filter pattern="*~" selected="true" />
</extension>