We have a bunch of malformed XML files used in unit tests to check if our application can handle them.
Eclipse marks this XML files with errors, polluting the "problem view".
Is there a way to exclude a specific folder from Eclipse validators?
We have a bunch of malformed XML files used in unit tests to check if our application can handle them.
Eclipse marks this XML files with errors, polluting the "problem view".
Is there a way to exclude a specific folder from Eclipse validators?
In the Validation section of Window > Preferences you can add different rules in settings (...) column, you can add a "Folder or file name rule" in the Exclude Group for XML types.
This is what I do to exclude a folder from validation in a project. For me this works for javascript and other warnings/errors.
Note: In Eclipse Indigo you have to Right click the folder and select properties and then select resource in the left navigation.
Note: I got here because I was searching for an easy way to exclude specific folders from validation in Eclipse. My answer does not work for the specific case detailed in the question (which is about hiding invalid XML files from validation).
How to exclude specific folders or files from validation in Eclipse?
When the folders is in the build path, and when the annoying issues are only warnings, there is a way that is straight forward:
Ignore optional compile problems
The folders will still be validated, errors will be reported, but all the warnings will be ignored by Eclipse. For example, that's ideal for a folder of generated sources.
you may also adjust the output/view side. So go to Show-Menu of Problem-View and filter Display only for selected Items.