Changing new type hierarchy defaults

New type hierarchies can open in a Hierarchy view or in a Java Hierarchy perspective. You can indicate which is the default method for opening new type hierarchies on the preferences pages.

  1. Select Window > Preferences, and select the Java category. The general Java Preferences page opens.

  2. Use the radio buttons that appear under When opening a Type Hierarchy to indicate your preference.

Related concepts

Java development tools (JDT)

Related tasks

Opening a type hierarchy on a Java element
Opening a type hierarchy on the current text selection
Opening a type hierarchy in the workbench
Opening a type hierarchy in its own perspective

Related reference

Java Base preference page

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