The Action Items feature provides a convenient means to tag comments in your programs for special attention such as a "To Do" or "Fix Me" reminder. All comments that are tagged with one of the words or character patterns from the following table will be added to the Action Items window the next time the file or project is saved. Once a tagged comment is listed in the window, you can double click on it and you will be taken immediately to its source in the editor window.
How to tag a comment for inclusion in the Action Items list
To tag a comment, simply use one of the words or character patterns from the table (or others you add to the list yourself) as the initial text of the comment. For example, to tag a comment with "TODO" you could use the following:
// TODO Your Comment Here
| @todo |
| TODO |
| FIXME |
| XXX |
| PENDING |
| ««« |
How to add, edit, or remove Action Items tags
1
From the main menu, select Tools > Options
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In the window that opens, click on Team.
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Select the Action Items tab.
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Use the Add, Edit, and Remove buttons on the right to modify the list to suit your needs.
How to Display the Action Items List
Window > Action Items
The Action Items window should appear as a tab below the editor near the Output tab.
Action Items comments in your code will not be added to the window until you save the project.
How to Add an Action Item to the List
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Somewhere in one of your project's C source files, add a comment that starts like this:
//TODO Your Action Item/Task Here
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icon on the main toolbar. This will force the IDE to parse all of the files. The TODO comment should now appear in the Action Items list.