"Show in Navigator" missing in 2020-03 update

Issue

I prefer to see things in Navigator view although it is being deprecated. (For reasons I'm not aware.)

In the latest 2020-03 update when I right click on a Java class and try to Show In > Navigator, it's not present any more. I feel package explorer is more Java centered and prefer Navigator. Is there still a way to enable this view in the latest update?

Solution

I noticed that the contents of the Show In sub-menu is different in different perspectives.

Try to switch to the Java perspective, Window > Perspective > Open Perspective > Java.

In my copy of Eclipse 2020-3 I have the Navigator entry in the Show In sub-menu when the Java perspective is active:

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I noticed in the following Eclipse bug ticket that the Navigator view is to be removed eventually:

https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=550379

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The Navigator view gives a "raw", unmodified view of the file system. The Project Explorer view can be used in a similar way by changing the following view preferences:

• Filters preferences > Content > Java Elements > Uncheck
• Filters preferences > Pre-set filters > Deselect all
• View preferences > Project Presentation > Hierarchical

Filter preferences button:

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Navigator view is deprecated because it duplicates the Project Explorer, and the latter is more customizable for users and developers, and is also part of the Common Navigator Framework.

Answered By - Lii