Comparing two java files in eclipse

Now press the keyboard shortcut you assigned to Compare with Other Resource and the following non-modal dialog should appear:. Now you can select the second file in the Package Explorer and drag and drop it onto the dialog.

Click OK and the comparison editor should display, comparing the two selected files. Tip: See the post on using shortcuts for common SVN commands for tips on how to navigate the comparison editor with the keyboard. Using the Compare with Other Resource dialog, you can compare a workspace file with an external file or even compare two external files with each other.

To compare two external files, you have to start the dialog again from a selected workspace file choose an arbitrary file. Once open, select External File in the Left pane and Browse to your file then do the same for the Right pane. The other way to compare two files is to use Compare with Each Other. However, it also requires that both files be in your workspace. How do I compare two files using Eclipse? Is there any option provided by Eclipse? Ask Question. Asked 11 years ago.

Active 6 months ago. Viewed k times. Improve this question. Peter Mortensen If someone needs to compare a file with an external file not in a workspace , then there is a command Compare with Other Resource. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Improve this answer. Vikas Patidar Vikas Patidar And if it is disabled, just select two or more files The quality of the comparison increases greatly in my opinion.

Show 1 more comment. Doon Doon No window opens for me in latest eclipse and fresh workspace, anyone experience the same? Version: 4. Same here on 4. Thanks in advance. Have you discovered the resolution? The release notes were followed. Following them absolutely strictly, one finds that the folder that is moved into the Eclipse plugin folder itself contains a zip file with valuable files. Assuming it should be manually unzipped before or after the move, this becomes a non-strict application of the release notes file.

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Comparing two files. Select Common Ancestor. Directory Compare. Compare with Repository. Compare with Local History. Compare Preferences. Like this: Like Loading Very nice and informative tutorial! Thanks for that.