Comparing a Java Element With a Local History Edition
    
    
      - Make sure that a Java view is visible.
      
- Open a Java editor for the Java file in which you want to compare a
      Java element with an edition from the local history.
      
- Activate the editor by clicking its tab in the editor area. The
      Outline view also displays the Java file. Note: The Package Explorer
      can be configured to show or not show Java elements in files. Use the
      Show Members in Package Explorer checkbox on the
      
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- Select the element that you want to compare in the Outline or the
      Package Explorer.
      
- From the element's pop-up menu, select Compare With >
      Element from Local History.
      
- The History view opens and shows all editions of the
      selected element available in the local history.
      
- Select an edition in the history view to see the differences between
      the selected edition and the edition in the workbench in a comparison
      editor.
      
- If you are done with the comparison, click close the comparison
      editor.
      
Java views
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      Using the local history
    
      Java outline