Eclipse Outline View is empty

Question

A simple one today. My Outline view in eclipse does not show me any methods or fields anymore. I have selected the few options that are available in the outline vie

Answer 1

A couple of ideas:

• Have you clicked the Link with Editor button on the Outline view to ensure the view reflects the currently open Java file?
• Is the java class in a source dir as per Eclipse? Right click on the project > Build path > Configure Build Path > Source tab: The package structure of your class should be under one of these source folders.
• (a bit paranoid but just checking) Has your java class have the .java file extension?
• Does the Outline view working in any other project?
• Precaution measure: Restart Eclipse to see whether this changes anything.
• If Ctrl + o (quick view) works then there must be something wrong with the Outline view itself: Double check in the drop down-menu Filters nothing is filtered out and same for the Visible Categories section.