How do I get my Android TODOs to show up in Tasks in Eclipse?

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I have // TODO throughout my .java files and they are detected and labeled as tasks Properly Detected

but they are not listed in the Tasks list. But not listed How can I make them show up in the Tasks list? It would make it so much easier to jump from task to task if they were in the Tasks list.

Turned out all I needed to do was open the tasks view from Window => Show View => Tasks. — Dave Cameron, Jan 05 '13 at 05:19

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered May 10 '12 at 17:15

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Go to Windows -> Preferences in Eclipse, then navigate to Java -> Compiler -> Task Tags. Verify that the TODO is listed as a tag that indicates a task in Java comments.

If that is configured correctly, then in the Tasks view open the drop down and select Configure contents... to confirm that Java tasks are listed as one of the things to show in the Tasks view.

answered May 10 '12 at 17:15

Mike Bockus

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Did that, still does not work. However, when I open an old Android project, it's TODOs do show up in the list. – Robert Louis Murphy May 10 '12 at 17:22
Ok, I figured it out. You have to build the project or compile the file before the tasks will show up in the tasks list. I don't like that. – Robert Louis Murphy May 10 '12 at 17:23
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Build or Compile to add to list since Task Tags is attached to the Compiler portion of the Java Perspective rather than the Editor portion. – Robert Louis Murphy May 10 '12 at 17:35

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited Sep 23 '12 at 09:38

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I only need to save the project (Ctrl + S) and the task shows up :) I think the tasks are someway bound to the save function. Because when you Compile or Build it does a save first :)

edited Sep 23 '12 at 09:38

j0k

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answered Sep 14 '12 at 10:30

Robin Litsetorp

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How do I get my Android TODOs to show up in Tasks in Eclipse?

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